# UK Atomic Energy Authority awards cryopump friction weld contract

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority awarded a £198,767 contract for manufacturing and delivering 510 intermetallic friction welds for MAST-U's cryopump.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-04-25
- Where: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $255K (199K GBP)
- Status: completed
- Products: cryopump friction welds
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [United Kingdom Ministry of Defence](https://endata.com/companies/19875.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [find-tender.service.gov.uk](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017065-2025), 2025-04-25: "The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has the requirement for manufacturing and delivering 510 Intermetallic friction welds for MAST-U's Double Beam Box (DBB) cryopump."

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