“…by reducing the number of seal welds. This alternative design is based on the experience gained during the ITER EDA by fabricating a Shield prototype by powder HIPping [7]. A complete cooling tube gallery was fabricated and HIPped with 316L(N) SS powder at 1100 • C and 130 MPa for 4 h. The main advantage of this technique is the possibility to fabricate near net shape complicated parts at lower cost by minimising welding and machining operations.…”