Case Study
Vacuum Containment Vessels : United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
www.aquilaeurope.eu Pragmatic, cost effective solutions, always CASE STUDY Aquila won the contract for the manufacture, assembly and functional testing of a Vacuum Containment Vessel, and a Primary Circuit for a Permeator, for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). The UKAEA researches fusion energy and related technologies, with the aim of positioning the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion, the process that powers the Sun, can play a big part in our carbon-free energy future, UKAEA manages the UK fusion programme at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) which is one of the world’s leading fusion research laboratories. PROJECT TITLE: VACUUM CONTAINMENT VESSELS CLIENT: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (UKAEA) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES A