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West Burton site, North NottinghamshireNews

Finding STEP a Home

We are really pleased to confirm the West Burton site, in North Nottinghamshire, has been selected as the future home for the STEP prototype fusion energy plant, bringing to a conclusion the siting process that has been running since December…
Curtis Woodley
October 4, 2022
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New experiments for fusion energy record breaker JET

A new wave of fusion energy experiments on UK Atomic Energy Authority’s record-breaking Joint European Torus (JET) started this month. EUROfusion researchers are using the famous JET machine to conduct a series of tests using helium to help inform future…
Kelly Lea
September 26, 2022
Robot arm NedNews

Fusion robot at the ready for Blackbird Leys Festival

***Blackbird Leys Community Centre, 10.00am – 2.00pm, Saturday 10 September *** A futuristic robot called Ned will be deployed at this year’s Blackbird Leys Festival to drum-up interest in robotics and engineering as an exciting career path for young people…
Kelly Lea
September 6, 2022
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Royal seal for UKAEA materials engineer 

Dr Alex Leide delighted to be supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering for the next five years  UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Dr Alex Leide has been accepted on the Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships programme, it was announced…
Kelly Lea
August 26, 2022
STEP - UK's first prototype fusion energy powerplantNews

STEP forward to fusion

UK Atomic Energy Authority has confirmed several partners this month to help advance its ambitious STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme as it seeks to demonstrate the commercial viability of fusion energy. Led by Atkins and energy transition specialists…
Kelly Lea
August 23, 2022
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