Jacobs to design First Plasma REMS for massive fusion energy experiment

By Patrick Miller |

Jacobs has reportedly been selected to design and deliver the First Plasma REMS (Radiological Environmental Monitoring System), a major safety system for the world’s largest fusion energy experiment, ITER. This system is required at the precise moment when ITER commences operations, as it monitors radiological activity and protects the workforce as well as the environment against ionizing radiation.

As per sources with the knowledge of the matter, F4E (Fusion for Energy), the organization responsible for EU’s contribution to ITER (accounting for nearly 50%), estimates the overall project cost at EUR 3.5 million (USD 4.2 million), inclusive of the contract for designing, procurement, installation, and commissioning.

Karen Wiemelt, Senior Vice President, Energy, Security and Technology, Jacobs, has been quoted to state that the company will leverage its leading edge technical as well as project integration capabilities to ensure that this technically complex project is successfully delivered. The firm’s aim is to collaborate with the best equipment suppliers across Europe so as to deliver a robust integrated system that will support ITER’s First Plasma REMS (Radiological Environmental Monitoring System), she says, adding that Jacobs will also be simultaneously laying the foundation for subsequent phases of work in order to support more fusion power operations in the future.

As per reliable sources, under a new framework contract that covers ITER’s upcoming nuclear safety needs spanning the next seven years, F4E has selected Jacobs once again as its main supplier of instrumentation and control systems support. Jacobs will be in charge of preparing technical specifications and supporting F4E to oversee systems’ acceptance and project delivery. The maximum valuation of this contract, as estimated by F4E, is around EUR 9 million (USD 10.6 million).

For the record Jacobs has also delivered the preliminary design of REMS previously, under a separate contract. The new project will apparently be carried out at Jacobs’ offices across Europe and the ITER site.



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