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Star-prize up for grabs in fusion art competition

Bringing art and science together with the launch of ‘The Art of Fusion’. CCFE's operator the UK Atomic Energy Authority is encouraging the public to get creative with a new competition to break down barriers between art and science. Fusion –…

Nick HollowayOctober 7, 2020

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JET getting ready for key fusion power tests

Europe’s premier fusion energy device, JET, is gearing up for world-first experiments at Culham next year. The JET machine – image credit: EUROfusion The EU’s JET facility – operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority on behalf of the EUROfusion…

Nick HollowayOctober 6, 2020

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Keynote talk for Culham technologist at ‘virtual’ SOFT conference

Mike Gorley – Chief Technologist at Culham's Fusion Technology unit – will address conference delegates around the world when he delivers a keynote ‘virtual’ Plenary talk at the SOFT event on Friday (25th September). Mike Gorley using Fusion Technology facilities…

Nick HollowaySeptember 24, 2020

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Find out about fusion at IF Oxford science and ideas festival

This year IF Oxford returns as a digital science and ideas festival, with 100 online events across October 2020. Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and our operator UKAEA are really excited to be involved with the festival. We will be…

Nick HollowaySeptember 3, 2020

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Eddington’s dream becoming reality: 100th anniversary of the discovery of solar fusion

Today’s research into fusion energy owes a huge debt of gratitude to Arthur Eddington – the English astronomer, physicist and mathematician. For it was 100 years ago this August that Eddington delivered his momentous lecture about fusion and the Sun…

Nick HollowayAugust 24, 2020

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Construction milestone at new Fusion Technology site in Yorkshire

The construction site at UKAEA's new Fusion Technology facility in Rotherham External construction of the new Fusion Technology facility in South Yorkshire is complete, with the building being handed over to UKAEA in September to begin the second phase of fit-out.…

Nick HollowayJuly 31, 2020

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Self-healing fusion components could lead to better reactor designs

Culham engineers are investigating whether parts of a fusion machine could regenerate themselves – a concept that could extend a fusion reactor’s lifetime and cut maintenance costs. One of the issues for the 'divertor' area of the tokamak reactor –…

Nick HollowayJuly 9, 2020

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Fusion mission continues in Covid-secure working environment

Our work to bring fusion energy to fruition is back underway at Culham, but working conditions have now changed to reflect the circumstances. Following the hard work by many staff at CCFE and across the UK Atomic Energy Authority, led…

Nick HollowayJuly 2, 2020

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Culham engineer in 2020 Top 50 Women in Engineering awards

Fusion engineer Chitra Srinivasan has been named in the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering for 2020. Chitra, who is a Control & Software Engineer for the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, says she…

Nick HollowayJune 23, 2020

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Fusion tech could slash charging time for electric cars

The time spent re-charging an electric vehicle could be cut by more than two-thirds thanks to fusion-related technology developed by former Culham PhD student Dr Jack Nicholas. Jack – who worked on the concept of removing intense heat from a…

Nick HollowayJune 15, 2020

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Star-prize up for grabs in fusion art competition

JET getting ready for key fusion power tests

Keynote talk for Culham technologist at ‘virtual’ SOFT conference

Find out about fusion at IF Oxford science and ideas festival

Eddington’s dream becoming reality: 100th anniversary of the discovery of solar fusion

Construction milestone at new Fusion Technology site in Yorkshire

Self-healing fusion components could lead to better reactor designs

Fusion mission continues in Covid-secure working environment

Culham engineer in 2020 Top 50 Women in Engineering awards

Fusion tech could slash charging time for electric cars

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