Public Release

Supplier Opportunities – Molten Chloride Fast Reactor Program

The following paragraphs summarize areas in which TerraPower plans to engage supplier support for system and equipment development as part of the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR) Program.  This is a current list of potential opportunities and may be updated periodically.  Some of the items or design features may be classified as important to safety or nuclear safety-related; as such, work will need to be performed under a quality program meeting the applicable requirements (e.g., NQA-1, ASME).  Program development work will focus initially on process development and testing of components and features that can perform in the reactor molten salt environment with operating temperatures at 500-1000C. 

To be considered as a potential supplier for any opportunities listed below, please respond directly to that specific opportunity on TerraPower Supplier Portal Bonfire.

Expression of Interest (EOI-2018-04): MCFR Integrated Effects Test (IET) Design-Procurement-Construction

This project is funded by a US DOE grant. Only US domestic suppliers are eligible to participate; small and disadvantaged business are urged to express interest.

TerraPower is seeking suppliers interested in bidding for the MCFR IET Project.  Suppliers are requested to indicate interest based on the advertised schedule on Bonfire.

Suppliers indicating interest will be screened for qualification, and may be invited to participate in pre-RFP Supplier meetings hosted at TerraPower offices in early July.  TerraPower is planning to issue the RFP soon after with the estimated project award in September.

TerraPower requires a supplier to complete final detailed design, including stamped fabrication & construction drawings, procurement, fabrication, and installation of the IET at the TerraPower facility in Everett, WA.  Prefabricated modular construction as well as site build construction methods may be proposed to maximize cost savings and promote quality of work.

The scopes of Statement of Work (SOW) consists of the following sections: 

• Design scope: including final system and structural design with supporting analysis (including stress, thermal, and seismic), electrical, instrumentation & control and overall integration. Design documentation is expected to include ‘stamped’ drawings issued for construction.  
• Procurement scope: including all material with the exception of long lead process equipment provided by TerraPower.  
• Construction scope: including minor civil work to the building, structural frame installation, equipment installation, piping fabrication and installation, instrumentation equipment installation, electrical equipment installation, and cable/wiring installation for the IET.

Prospective suppliers will be required to hold the necessary certifications for the applicable system and equipment design, fabrication of the complete IET  as well as a quality program that meets NQA-1 requirements for the installation of Instrumentation and Controls.  TerraPower will provide a detailed process package including but not limited to Requirements Documents, Process Descriptions, Design Basis, PFDs, Heat and Material Balances, Utility Summary, P&IDs, Equipment List and Datasheets, Detail Equipment Specifications for process equipment, Instrument Lists and Specifications, Control Narrative, Preliminary 3D model and Equipment General Arrangement, Preliminary Layout of Main Process Piping, Preliminary Single Line Drawings,  Control Architecture and Panel Specifications. 

Suppliers may elect to subcontract work to other suppliers, which must be disclosed during the bidding process.