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MAST-U - a fusion energy machine at UKAEA's Culham site (Credit SMD photography)

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UKAEA welcomes fusion energy announcement

UK Atomic Energy Authority welcomes the clarity provided by the UK Government's announcement regarding its ambitions for the fusion energy sectorCommenting on the UK Government's announcement of its domestic fusion energy strategy, UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) CEO, Professor Sir…

Mathew BanksSeptember 7, 2023

Illustration of the interior of JET showing a plasma

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Scientific community to conduct final tritium experiments at Joint European Torus

The start of the final deuterium-tritium experiments at the Joint European Torus (JET) take place today at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) in Culham, Oxfordshire. JET is currently the world’s largest and most powerful operational tokamak, and the only…

Michael BridgeAugust 31, 2023

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UKAEA strengthens its fusion materials division with new appointments

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced two senior appointments to its Materials Division. Former Rolls Royce Global Chief of Materials Testing, Barry Ward, has been appointed as Head of the Division’s Materials Research Facility (MRF) and Dr…

Michael BridgeAugust 23, 2023

UKAEA appoints STEP directors. Pictured at UKAEA's Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, L-R: Prof Chris Waldon, Sounak (Sho) Dutta, Debbie Kempton and Dr James R Cowan.

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New appointments announced for STEP prototype fusion energy powerplant

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has made four key appointments to support the delivery of a prototype fusion energy powerplant being built at West Burton, Nottinghamshire. The ambitious Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme aims to generate…

Kelly LeaAugust 17, 2023

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UKIFS Chair and Interim UKAEA Chair Appointed

Professor David Gann CBE The Minister for fusion energy, Andrew Bowie MP, has appointed Professor David Gann CBE as the inaugural Chair of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS). UKIFS is the delivery body for STEP – a prototype fusion energy…

Kelly LeaAugust 3, 2023

Scientists and engineers will meet in Oxford to develop fusion energy as part of the world’s future power supply.

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World’s fusion energy community gathers in Oxford

Record-breaking attendance for IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) hosted in UK for the first time Scientists and engineers from 26 countries meet to develop fusion energy as part of the world’s future power supply The UK and Oxford will…

Kelly LeaJuly 10, 2023

UKAEA's robotics division will mentor students from miniority backgrounds as part of Pathways Programme

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UKAEA partners with EqualEngineers to mentor students from minority backgrounds

Three-year partnership will see United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) provide free mentoring to 75 university students from underrepresented backgrounds Applications now open to join ‘Pathways Programme’ Leading engineers from UKAEA’s robotics division will embark on a three-year mentoring programme…

Kelly LeaJuly 6, 2023

Graphic showing a fusion powerplant in the centre, connected to illustrations of AI, supercomputers, robotics, cloud computing, and a house. At the bottom the text: Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse will accelerate UK fusion energy powerplant development: Intel, Dell Technologies, UK Atomic Energy Authority, University of Cambridge.

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Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse essential for UK fusion energy powerplant development

Collaboration between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Dell Technologies, Intel and the University of Cambridge to advance the development of the UK’s prototype fusion powerplant Scientists and engineers will access supercomputers and AI to inform and accelerate engineering…

Michael BridgeJune 28, 2023

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JET set for its 40th birthday

Four decades of record-breaking progress in fusion energy One of the world’s largest and most advanced fusion energy tokamaks turns 40 on Sunday 25 June. Originally designed to run experiments for eight years, the Joint European Torus (JET) is being…

Michael BridgeJune 23, 2023

Inside a fusion training facility at UKAEA's Culham Campus

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UKAEA awards £6.8m of contracts to further fusion energy development

Proof of concepts will be developed to further fusion energy Seven organisations have secured contracts with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to develop their innovative solutions and technologies to the ‘proof of concept’ stage. Worth £6.8m in total,…

Kelly LeaJune 8, 2023

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UKAEA welcomes fusion energy announcement

Scientific community to conduct final tritium experiments at Joint European Torus

UKAEA strengthens its fusion materials division with new appointments

New appointments announced for STEP prototype fusion energy powerplant

UKIFS Chair and Interim UKAEA Chair Appointed

World’s fusion energy community gathers in Oxford

UKAEA partners with EqualEngineers to mentor students from minority backgrounds

Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse essential for UK fusion energy powerplant development

JET set for its 40th birthday

UKAEA awards £6.8m of contracts to further fusion energy development

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