Cefas · Awarded contract
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Gravel Transport Monitoring at Hinkley Point C for BEEMS Programme

Awarded 02 Feb 2023

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Awarded02 Feb 2023
Value£124,284.00
AgencyCefas
RegionSouth West
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 2y 10mo ago11mo term
Awarded 2 Feb 2023Expired 31 Dec 2023

Cefas awarded a contract to Marine Science Support Ltd for monthly monitoring of gravel particle transport at the Hinkley Point C frontage, as part of the BEEMS (British Energy Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme funded by NNB Generating Company HPC.

The contract, valued at £124,284, supports the provision of authoritative scientific information on marine and transitional waters near potential new build nuclear power stations.

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