K-TIG Limited announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK's Sheffield University based Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC). Under the MOU K-TIG will develop a robotic welding cell to fabricate the nuclear waste containers to be utilised in the upcoming UK nuclear power plant decommissioning. The Nuclear AMRC is developing a technology demonstration facility in conjunction with the UK nuclear decommissioning regulator to prove and demonstrate technologies that will be instrumental in the decommissioning of the UK's 17 nuclear power sites into the future. The centre will have the fabrication capability for the 3m3 stainless steel boxes used to house decommissioning waste. That waste primarily comes from the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo, Pile Fuel Cladding Silo and First Generation Magnox Storage Pond which are legacy nuclear waste storage facilities being decommissioned as part of the "Retrievals" stream at the Sellafield nuclear site.