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Manufacture of 20 Jacketed 650 MHz SRF Cavities for PIP-II at Fermilab

Awarded 11 Sep 2022

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Awarded11 Sep 2022
Value£3,396,000.00
RegionNorth West
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 2y 2mo ago2y term
Awarded 11 Sept 2022Expired 10 Sept 2024

UK Research and Innovation awarded a contract to Zanon Research & Innovation S.R.L.

for the manufacturing, treatment, and testing of 2 pre-series and 18 series production jacketed 650 MHz superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities for the high-β section of the proton LINAC for the Proton Improvement Plan II (PIP-II) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) in the USA.

The contract, valued at £3,396,000, was managed by UKRI-STFC Daresbury Laboratory in partnership with FNAL for cavity design and fabrication, with FNAL personnel acting as technical consultants upon request.

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