Critical to the success of the decommissioning programme is the safe removal and segmentation of the highly activated reactor core.

In support of this, it is required to progressively raise the reactor core from within the concrete bio-shield. The scheme design identifies potentially eight mechanical screw jacks working in two groups of four, with each jack capable of supporting a static load of 250t.

Deadline: March 12 2007.

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 29221000, 29221340, 50951100.

Number of document: 30078-2007.

Contact: Karen Mott, tel: +44 (0)1305 203 176, fax: +44 (0)1305 202 811, email: karen.mott@ukaea.org.uk.