Bechtel Nevada, Mail Stop NLV 018, Post Office Box 98521, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8521

A -- CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR A MARX DRIVER AND MULTI-CELL VOLTAGE ADDER SOL 300-EF-99 DUE 090899 POC Emma Fox (702) 295-0507, Fax (702) 295-1702 Sources Sought. Bechtel Nevada is seeking sources to provide conceptual design for a Marx Driver and Multi-Cell Voltage Adder. 1. Conceptual design for either a Marx/PFL or a Marx/Blumlein driver capable of delivering a negative 750kV, 75 ns FWHM pulse (rise time < 20ns, fall time< 50 ns) into a load consisting of 4 to 20 cables. 2. Conceptual design options for a multi-cell Inductive Voltage Adder that can be used to drive various diode sources at a minimum voltage of 1.8 MV. Interested parties should provide a brief synopsis of qualifications of the above items (limited to two pages) to Emma Fox, Fax number (702) 295-1702 no later than September 8, 1999. Posted 08/31/99 (W-SN374592). (0243)

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