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A -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DESIGN OF A GAS TURBINE MODULAR HELIUM REACTOR FOR PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION IN RUSSIA SOL DE-RP03-99SF21868 DUE 102799 POC Technical, Phil Roebuck (510) 637-1523/Contract Specialist, Wayne Bryan (510) 637-1712 E-MAIL: Clich here to contact contract specialist via e-mail, wayne.bryan@oak.doe.gov. The Department of Energy (DOE), Oakland Operations Office, is requesting proposals from organizations that have the capability to provide technical assistance to support the Preliminary and Final Design of a Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor (GT-MHR) for Plutonium Disposition in the Russian Federation. The goal of the GT-MHR Plutonium Disposition project is to transfer the GT-MHR technology for its use in expanding the existing plutonium disposition capacity in the Russian Federation. The contractor will perform work in a number of distinct task areas to provide technical support, coordination and review of work conducted by parties in the Russian Federation and other international organizations, such as Framatome and Fuji Electric, for the preliminary and final design of a GT-MHR Plutonium disposition reactor. Task areas include, but are not limited to: (1) providing assistance in coordinating the technical development and maintenance of GT-MHR working plans for design and development for both plant and fuel areas; (2) providing assistance in coordinating the development of GT-MHR technical requirements based on DOE and Russian Federation Ministry of Atomic Energy (MINATOM) requirements; (3) locating and assisting in the transmittal of existing technical and vendor information from previous gas reactor designs prepared in the U.S.; (4) conducting reviews of GT-MHR design and development work, making recommendations on the quality and acceptability of deliverables, and coordinating the resolution of reviewer comments from other program participants; (5) organizing and conducting plant and fuel technical meetings and making recommendations on revisions to work plans based on meeting results; (6) assisting in organizing and conducting independent technical reviews of design and development areas; (7) assisting in the preparation, maintenance, and review of the deployment plan for GT-MHR modules; (8) supporting the development of additional international interest, in concert with other project participants, in the GT-MHR Plutonium Disposition Project, including potential additional sponsor participation; (9) participating in International Working Group meetings; and (10) assisting in work scope definition, schedule development and cost estimating. Responses to this solicitation must be in accordance with a Request For Proposals (RFP) which will be issued on or about August 27, 1999 and can be found at http://www.oak.doe.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation will be made available. Offerors should have experience and expertise in: 1) GT-MHR design and development; 2) design and production of coated fuel particles: 3) conceptual design of the GT-MHR Pu disposition reactor; 4) developing and coordinating international collaborations for R&D with the Russian Federation and other international partners; and 5) project management of nuclear reactor development and design programs. The GT-MHR technology has been developed by General Atomics (GA), San Diego, CA, with both GA private financing and support providedby the DOE. Since 1994, General Atomics has supported and led an international collaborative effort to develop the conceptual design of a GT-MHR Plutonium disposition reactor in Russia both with GA private financing and under a subcontract with DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This is an international effort for Plutonium disposition that is directly linked to non-proliferation agreements between the U.S. and Russian governments. See Numbered Note 26. Posted 08/12/99 (W-SN367277). (0224)

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