April 2020

Sandy Knowles of University of Birmingham

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Materials scientist receives UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Sandy Knowles of University of Birmingham University of Birmingham materials scientist Sandy Knowles – a close collaborator of Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and a previous EUROfusion Researcher Grant holder – has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. The…

Nick HollowayApril 23, 2020

UKAEA and Jacobs representatives mark CHIMERA contract

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CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

The CHIMERA component test machine is a key part of the Fusion Technology Facilities under construction at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire. A major contract for the design and construction of CHIMERA has been agreed between UKAEA (Culham…

Nick HollowayApril 17, 2020

MAST Upgrade machine area - credit SMD Photography

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MAST Upgrade team hits key milestone on way to full operation

A key stage in the commissioning of the UK's new fusion device MAST Upgrade was reached last month with the first magnetic field produced inside the machine. Before going into operation, all the machine's power supplies have to be commissioned…

Nick HollowayApril 7, 2020

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ExCALIBUR computing project will sharpen understanding of plasma behaviour

CCFE, through its operator the UK Atomic Energy Authority, is a core partner in a new £50 million programme to develop codes and algorithms for exascale computers. Culham's involvement in ExCALIBUR (Exascale Computing: ALgorithms & Infrastructures Benefitting UK Research) will…

Nick HollowayApril 2, 2020

Materials scientist receives UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

MAST Upgrade team hits key milestone on way to full operation

ExCALIBUR computing project will sharpen understanding of plasma behaviour

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