# STEP WP5 - Review of Zirconium Manufacturing and Joining

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Wood Nuclear Limited
- Award value: £29,547
- Award date: 27 September 2019
- Published: 3 October 2019
- Contract start: 3 October 2019
- Contract end: 1 January 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8d332199-57aa-4426-8090-5cd7c7f16503-317439
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f3a6e9d3-6f23-4322-a057-ba96377c7019

## Description

The Client \(UKAEA\) seeks to create a better understanding of the manufacturability and joinability of zirconium \(Zr\) alloys as a structural material for a fusion environment\. The successful Consultant will be selected by the Client to write a review of the manufacturing landscape and Zr alloy joinability for current commercial Zr alloys\. Furthermore, there will be some novel work involved in thermodynamic calculations and physical dissimilar butt-joins\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d332199-57aa-4426-8090-5cd7c7f16503-317439)