NFT

What NFT does

NFT Inc. is a privately held nuclear industry technology and manufacturing company that designs, engineers, and fabricates specialized containers, filtration systems, drum venting systems, and Type B shipping packages for the safe handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of nuclear materials and radioactive waste. Founded in 1986 by Gil Brassell around a patented carbon-bonded-carbon composite filter, the company operates two business units—NucFil in Golden, Colorado, focused on transuranic waste management and the SAVY-4000 vault storage container line used exclusively by the Department of Energy, and EPD in Carlsbad, New Mexico, providing nuclear fabrication and precision machining from a 40,000 sq ft manufacturing facility. Its products are qualified to ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 50/71/72, and DOT 7A standards and are deployed at Hanford, Savannah River Site, Rocky Flats, Los Alamos, Idaho National Laboratory, Nevada Test Site, WIPP, and at international nuclear programs in Taiwan, Japan, China, Canada, France, Belgium, the UK, Slovenia, and Bulgaria.

The company's core technology centers on hydrogen-mitigating drum vent filters (NucFil, in DOE use for over 30 years), proprietary SAVY-4000 containers rated to withstand 500°C for two hours and 12-foot drops without releasing contents, Type B transportation packagings, custom drum venting systems engineered for individual DOE sites, gloveboxes, and the Gentoo corrosion-resistant coating licensed from UltraTech International. NFT complements its hardware with NQA-1-certified engineering services, packaging design, flammable gas and headspace analysis, container testing and maintenance, and reverse engineering of critical components for commercial nuclear customers.

NFT runs a B2B enterprise field sales model, selling primarily to U.S. government customers (DOE, NNSA, DOD, NASA) and commercial nuclear utilities through direct, long-cycle technical sales relationships and multi-year contracts. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of specialized containers and filters, professional services for engineering, flammable gas analysis and container certification, and large-scale nuclear fabrication under the EPD division, with project-based pricing negotiated per contract. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpha Safety Holdings, LLC, a private equity platform formed by Benford Capital Partners in 2021, which combined NFT with Pajarito Scientific Corporation in April 2023 and now operates approximately 150 personnel.

Name

NFT

Legal name

NucFil, LLC

Website

https://nftinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NFT Inc. designs and manufactures nuclear material containers, filtration systems, drum venting equipment, and Type B shipping packages for the U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA, and commercial nuclear utilities. Founded in 1986 and now operating under the Benford Capital-backed Alpha Safety platform, the company serves DOE Weapons Complex cleanup, national security, and nuclear energy customers from Golden, CO and Carlsbad, NM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing (3324), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails (3412)

akta.pro primary industry

Radioactive & Mixed Waste Management (Low-Level, NORM/TENORM, Mixed) (EUAIAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nuclear Materials Testing, Assay & Characterization Services (NDA/NDE, radiochemistry, materials analysis) (EUAKAIAL), Radioactive Materials Logistics (Class 7) (TLAIAJAE)

Keywords

• Nuclear material handling
• Nuclear waste management
• Radioactive material packaging
• Nuclear precision machining
• Type B shipping containers

Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Nuclear Material Handling Products: Sale of specialized containers (SAVY-4000), filter systems (NucFil), drum venting equipment, and Type B shipping containers for nuclear material handling and storage
2. Nuclear Waste Management Services: Flammable gas analysis, head space gas characterization, container testing and maintenance, and field services for waste characterization and certification
3. Engineering and Design Services: Custom engineering, design, machining, fabrication, and testing services for nuclear components including reverse engineering of critical components for commercial nuclear customers
4. Nuclear Fabrication: Large scale fabrication and manufacturing/maintenance services through EPD division including Type B transportation containers, specialty vessels, and custom platform fabrication

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NFT designs, engineers, and manufactures specialized nuclear material handling containers (SAVY-4000), NucFil filter systems, drum venting equipment, and Type B radioactive material shipping packaging, complemented by flammable gas analysis, container testing, packaging design, and engineering services. The company operates two business units — NucFil in Golden, CO for transuranic waste management and EPD in Carlsbad, NM for nuclear fabrication and precision machining — serving DOE, NNSA, DOD, and commercial nuclear customers worldwide.

Product overview

NFT Inc. is a nuclear industry technology and manufacturing company offering a unified portfolio of specialized products and services for nuclear material handling, storage, transportation, and waste management. The core product lines include nuclear material containers (SAVY-4000), NucFil filtration and venting systems, Type B shipping containers, and drum venting systems. These are complemented by engineering services, flammable gas analysis, container testing, and packaging design services. The company operates two specialized business units: NucFil (Golden, CO) focusing on transuranic waste management, and EPD (Carlsbad, NM) providing nuclear fabrication and precision machining. Products serve Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, commercial nuclear, and defense customers across applications including plutonium research, waste transportation, storage, and remediation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NucFil: Business unit located in Golden, CO providing industry standard products for transuranic waste management and environmental compliance
• EPD
• Alpha Safety

Products and services

• Nuclear Material Handling and Containment Design and manufacture of nuclear material containers including SAVY-4000 containers used by the Department of Energy for storage of radioactive material. Containers feature proprietary filter technology for interim storage of plutonium oxides, metals, and powders, with built-in fire-rated filter preventing hydrogen gas buildup and tested to 500°C for 2 hours.
• NucFil Filters, Packaging, Bags, Sampling & Manifolds Drum vents and filter products for hydrogen mitigation in nuclear material and waste containers. NucFil filters have been used by the Department of Energy for over 30 years for Transuranic (TRU) and Remote Handled Waste, providing filter vents, HEPA bags, and other nuclear safety products.
• Nuclear Waste Transportation Packaging Manufacturing of Type B packaging required for transportation of radioactive materials across U.S. highways. These containers must withstand normal shipping conditions and severe accident conditions without releasing contents.
• Drum Venting Systems Designed, engineered, manufactured and operated Drum Venting Systems at DOE sites that allow drums to be safely characterized and vented before shipment. Includes Mobile Drum Venting Systems, Remote Drum Venting System, and Rapid Port Drum Venting System deployed at Hanford, Savannah River Site, Rocky Flats, Los Alamos, Idaho National Laboratory, and Nevada Test Site.
• Gloveboxes Design, fabrication, and maintenance of Gloveboxes across a variety of materials, sizes, and use cases for the nuclear safety, nuclear environmental clean-up, and commercial nuclear market.
• Flammable Gas Analysis Flammable gas testing and analysis services to ensure integrity and safety of materials and containers being shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) or elsewhere. Includes headspace gas analysis and field services for nuclear waste characterization.
• Container Testing & Maintenance Maintenance and testing services for various types of shipping containers using array of testing equipment, CNC manufacturing technology, and overhead cranes to support nuclear material transport safety.
• Packaging Design Design and manufacture of nuclear packaging containers including SAVY containers for DOE, HEPA Bags for volume reduction, and Poly Bottle Vent Caps. Engineers create packaging for interim storage, long-term storage, and transportation of nuclear materials.
• Engineering Services Civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering and design services with over 100 years combined experience. Services include calculations, drawings, P&IDs, schematics, technical manuals, and testing using NQA-1 or ISO 9001:2015 quality programs.
• SAVY-4000 Containers Containers used exclusively by the Department of Energy for long-term vault storage of radioactive material. Designed for interim storage of plutonium oxides, metals, and powders, available in a wide range of sizes. In use at several nuclear sites in the U.S. and internationally.

Quantifiable outcome

• 950 out of 950 on Supplier Performance Evaluation (Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Plant)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Alpha Safety Holdings, LLCflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2023Alpha Safety Holdings acquired Pajarito Scientific Corporation and combined it with NFT under the Alpha Safety platform. The combined businesses operate under Alpha Safety leadership including Terry Wickland (CEO), Marc Rood (EVP), and Mike Cornelius (VP Finance). This acquisition combines NFT's nuclear material handling and waste management products with PSC's nuclear material characterization and monitoring capabilities.
• Pajarito Scientific Corporation (PSC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2023Combined with NFT under Alpha Safety Holdings. PSC provides equipment and services related to nuclear material characterization, criticality accident monitoring alarm systems (CAAS), modular panel containment systems, specialty ventilation systems, and other highly engineered products and technical services for DOE, DOD, and commercial nuclear customers. Founded in 1986 as technology transfer from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• UltraTech InternationalminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 31 August 2017NFT signed a licensing agreement with UltraTech International to integrate Gentoo corrosion-resistant coating technology into nuclear packages and containers. Gentoo is a next-generation organic, hydrophobic coating providing superior corrosion and chemical resistance. NFT plans to incorporate this into products for DOE and other nuclear industry applications.
• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNFT products and services support the WIPP facility in Carlsbad, NM, which is the nation's repository for transuranic waste. NFT's Drum Venting Systems, NucFil filters, and field services enable safe characterization and transport of TRU waste to WIPP.
• Rockwell AutomationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNFT developed a strategic relationship with Rockwell Automation as a local OEM solutions provider for automation and control systems, serving commercial and industrial markets through NFT's Automation division.
• Sandia National LaboratoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Gil Brassell began his career as a research scientist at Sandia National Laboratory in high temperature radiation resistant composite materials before founding NFT in 1986.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Ampacet: Not a direct nuclear peer; included only as an illustrative peer across manufacturing adjacency.

Direct peers

• Holtec International: Holtec designs and manufactures nuclear fuel storage and transportation systems, including HI-STORM and HI-STAR containers for spent fuel and radioactive materials. Its core product category of nuclear storage and Type B transport packaging directly parallels NFT's SAVY-4000 and Type B offerings.
• EnergySolutions: EnergySolutions is a leading U.S. provider of nuclear services including waste processing, decommissioning, and transportation, serving the same DOE and commercial nuclear customer base as NFT. The overlap in TRU waste handling and radioactive material logistics makes it a directly comparable nuclear services peer.
• Studsvik: Studsvik provides nuclear waste treatment, decommissioning, and engineering services to commercial and government customers internationally. Its radioactive waste processing and fuel cycle services directly overlap with NFT's flammable gas analysis, waste characterization, and engineering offerings.
• NAC International: NAC International designs and manufactures Type B(U) and Type B(M) radioactive material transport packages and provides fuel cycle and waste management solutions. The overlap with NFT's Type B container manufacturing and nuclear logistics capabilities makes it a directly comparable peer.
• Perma-Fix Environmental Services: Perma-Fix provides nuclear and mixed waste treatment, processing, and disposal services to DOE and commercial customers, including flammable gas analysis and waste characterization. Its service portfolio and customer segments overlap directly with NFT's waste management offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Mirion Technologies: Mirion provides radiation detection, measurement, and monitoring products and services to nuclear power, DOE, and defense customers. Its radiation safety and nuclear material characterization portfolio intersects with NFT's headspace gas analysis and nuclear safety product lines.
• Veolia Nuclear Solutions (Cyclife): Cyclife, part of Veolia, provides nuclear waste treatment, decommissioning, and engineering services globally. Its radioactive waste management and field services compete in adjacent DOE and international markets to NFT's nuclear waste management offerings.
• BWX Technologies (BWXT): BWXT is a large incumbent supplier of nuclear components, fuel, and services to the U.S. government and commercial nuclear industry, including naval reactors and DOE missions. Its nuclear manufacturing and DOE services portfolio overlaps with NFT's fabrication and packaging work at much larger scale.
• Curtiss-Wright (Nuclear Division): Curtiss-Wright's nuclear division supplies engineered products, specialty components, and services to commercial nuclear and DOE defense programs. Its NQA-1 qualified nuclear component manufacturing overlaps with NFT's EPD fabrication and engineering services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nft

Compliance18 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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