The Nuclear AMRC operates research facilities in South Yorkshire and Derby.

Work at the Nuclear AMRC focuses on metals engineering and does not involve nuclear critical aspects such as fuels or other radioactive materials. We are committed to environmental sustainability, and certified to ISO 14001 for environmental management – for more information, download the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Group environmental policy (pdf). We are also certified to ISO 9001 for quality management.

See our contact page for addresses and directions to our facilities.

South Yorkshire

Our core facility is an 8,000 sq m research factory on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP), on the boundary of Sheffield and Rotherham, where we sit alongside the University of Sheffield AMRC and AMRC Training Centre, and a host of high-value manufacturing companies.

The Nuclear AMRC is based around an open-plan 5,000 sq m workshop, containing over £35 million worth of state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment tailored for nuclear industry applications. The building acts as a research factory for innovative and optimised processes in machining, welding and other areas of large-scale manufacturing technology.

The building features accommodation over three stories, including laboratory and technical support space, virtual reality facilities, open-plan offices and secure meeting rooms.

The building was designed by Bond Bryan Architects to BREEAM Excellent environmental standards.

Derby

Nuclear AMRC Midlands is a new industrial R&D centre at Infinity Park, Derby.

The facility was designed to focus on later-stage development and new technology areas. The building has a total area of around 4,300 square metres, including a large open-plan workshop with ten metre ceilings and 50 tonne cranes to allow work on large fabrications and assemblies, and dedicated laboratories for 3D printing and rapid prototyping, virtual reality and visualisation, and equipment qualification.

The full-scale Nuclear AMRC Midlands followed a pilot facility in Infinity Park’s iHub building, which opened in February 2019. We worked with regional partners to build the bespoke research facility, securing £6.85 million from central government in August 2020. Construction completed in April 2023.

Manchester
The Nuclear AMRC supported the development of new laboratory facilities within the Dalton Nuclear Institute at The University of Manchester.

The Manufacturing Technology Research Laboratory is based in the former Royce Laboratory within the University’s Sackville Street building.