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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

UKAEA tritium trainers with the First Light Fusion team in the training room participating in the successful pilot of the tritium training course at Culham Campus

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UKAEA launches tritium training course to upskill fusion industry

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has launched a new tritium training course – taking place on 27 June 2023 – as part of its commitment to upskill the fusion industry. The course is being launched for the wider fusion…

Michael BridgeMay 17, 2023

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Tokamak Energy’s new advanced fusion prototype to be built at UKAEA’s Culham Campus

A new fusion energy advanced prototype with power plant-relevant magnet technology will be built by Tokamak Energy at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus, near Oxford. Tokamak Energy’s compact spherical tokamak, ST80-HTS, will demonstrate multiple technologies required for…

Kelly LeaFebruary 10, 2023

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UKAEA and Commonwealth Fusion Systems sign agreement to advance fusion energy

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) have announced a new trans-Atlantic agreement to advance commercial fusion energy. The new five-year Collaboration Framework Agreement establishes the terms under which a series of work projects between US-based CFS,…

Kelly LeaJuly 25, 2022

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New building to drive innovation at thriving Culham

A fresh wave of innovative companies will be moving into Culham Science Centre after the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) signed a new agreement to build an 8,000 square metre research and development building. A 35-year income strip forward funding…

Kelly LeaJuly 22, 2022

Interior of JET with a superimposed plasma

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Fusion energy record demonstrates powerplant future

Landmark results from EUROfusion scientists and engineers at world-leading UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford Record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy demonstrates powerplant potential and strengthens case for ITER Fusion energy is crucial in…

Curtis WoodleyFebruary 9, 2022

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Watch iconic fusion energy machine’s 100,000th ‘pulse’

Iconic fusion energy machine JET – which reaches controlled temperatures 10 times hotter than the core of the sun – completed its 100,000th live pulse last night. Weighing 2,800 tonnes, the same as 14 blue whales, the Joint European Torus (JET)…

Nick HollowayJanuary 19, 2022

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Fusion panel event at COP 26, Friday 12 November

Fusion energy promises a step change in the way the world’s future energy demands are met in a low-carbon, safe and sustainable way. This will be the message from scientists and engineers from the fusion energy community to world leaders…

Nick HollowayNovember 11, 2021

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Star man becomes star maker

British astronaut, and former International Space Station crew member, Tim Peake, visited Culham on Wednesday 26 May to officially open the MAST Upgrade fusion experiment. In the last six months since beginning operations, MAST Upgrade has already produced some very…

Nick HollowayMay 27, 2021

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First results from UK experiment point to a solution to one of fusion’s hottest problems

Culham scientists have successfully tested a world-first concept that could clear one of the major hurdles in developing fusion energy. Initial results from the UK Atomic Energy Authority's new MAST Upgrade experiment at CCFE have demonstrated the effectiveness of an…

Nick HollowayMay 26, 2021

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

UKAEA launches tritium training course to upskill fusion industry

Tokamak Energy’s new advanced fusion prototype to be built at UKAEA’s Culham Campus

UKAEA and Commonwealth Fusion Systems sign agreement to advance fusion energy

New building to drive innovation at thriving Culham

Fusion energy record demonstrates powerplant future

Watch iconic fusion energy machine’s 100,000th ‘pulse’

Fusion panel event at COP 26, Friday 12 November

Star man becomes star maker

First results from UK experiment point to a solution to one of fusion’s hottest problems

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