Collaboration across borders: fabrication of testing capsules for NIFT‑E
UKAEA fabricated and assembled 8 NIFT-E test capsules—636 material specimens across 18 types—for INL irradiation testing.
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Diffusion bonding
Diffusion bonding involves the joining of parent materials, below their melting point, by heating and applying force in a clean vacuum environment.
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Electron beam welding
We develop novel welded solutions for fusion challenges, but also supply components to imaging, beam-line, and aerospace customers.
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Engineering
Delivering world-class engineering across the full fusion lifecycle – from design to operation and decommissioning.
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MAST Upgrade: The world’s largest operational spherical tokamak
Tackling one of fusion energy’s biggest challenges: plasma exhaust.
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Pioneering optical viewports for next-generation quantum systems
UKAEA’s precision optical viewport boosts quantum research with ultra-high performance, vacuum-ready design and cross-industry applications.
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Special Techniques Group
Specialist joining technologies supporting internal UKAEA development, high-tech industry and research institutions globally
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STEP Fusion: Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production
STEP Fusion is a UK-led, world-leading programme bringing government and industry together to develop fusion energy.
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Vacuum brazing
Vacuum brazing involves the joining of parent materials, below their melting point, by using a molten filler metal in a clean vacuum environment.
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Viewport design and manufacture
We design and manufacture viewports based on our fusion diagnostic windows – proven to operate under harsh conditions with minimal optical distortion.