Demcon develops end‑to‑end thermal management solutions with extreme heat fluxes. We engineer liquid‑metal cooling (e.g., sodium or lead) and conventional media systems, covering heat‑exchanger design, pump and flow‑control selection, transient analysis, and materials compatibility. By combining simulation‑driven design, system engineering and internally developed verification rigs, we deliver stable, efficient heat removal for nuclear applications.

Demcon develops advanced process‑control equipment and specialized test set‑ups for nuclear‑related applications. This includes molten‑salt installations for next‑generation fission concepts, including selection of pumps, valves, heaters, and purification systems. We do design, integration, verification and supply‑chain development, drawing on expertise in corrosion behaviour, thermal management, and process control. This allows us to create robust, customized solutions tailored to demanding research and industrial environments.

We design equipment and processes to operate reliably under radiation, from material selection and shielding to lifetime modelling, sensor hardening, and maintenance strategies. DEMCON’s approach combines dose budgeting, ALARA‑driven layout, and test protocols for electronics and optics. The result: diagnostic systems, manipulators, and auxiliary hardware that maintain performance, safety, and serviceability across reactor islands, hot cells, and waste‑handling environments.

Demcon applies multi‑physics simulation—structures, thermal‑fluids, electromagnetics, motion, and controls—to de‑risk designs before hardware exists. We model thermal‑hydraulic transients, vibration and fatigue in rotating equipment, salt or coolant flow, and radiation‑driven degradation effects. Coupling FEA/CFD with system‑level models and hardware‑in‑the‑loop control lets us optimize performance, validate margins, and shorten iteration cycles for reactor subsystems and balance‑of‑plant components.

We compress development timelines by building fit‑for‑purpose prototypes and instrumented test rigs that replicate key operating conditions—high temperature, vacuum/inert gas, flow, and vibration. DEMCON delivers turnkey benches with data acquisition, safety logic, and automated procedures to qualify components and subsystems. This accelerates technology maturation for cooling loops, valves and drives, sensors, and optical/mechatronic assemblies critical to fission programs.

Demcon develops remote handling systems: manipulators, end‑effectors, motion stages, and tele‑operation controls. These can be applied to hot cells, fuel‑cycle facilities, and reactor maintenance, sometimes under harsh conditions, such as vacuum, high temperatures, or radiation.

We design for safety, maintainability and accuracy, enabling safe inspection, replacement, and processing of critical components.