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 custom viewports based on our fusion diagnostic windows. These have been proven for decades in JET to operate under harsh conditions while maintaining minimal optical distortion.