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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories partner to accelerate fusion energy development

Agreement complements the signing today of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Canada reflecting a new partnership on fusion energy The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), have signed a collaboration framework…

Michael BridgeFebruary 14, 2024

Ian Chapman, CEO, UKAEA, meets HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium

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Princess Astrid of Belgium talks fusion energy at UKAEA

Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium discovered how fusion energy could play a key role in addressing climate change following a tour of the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s world-leading science centre in Oxford. Representative of His Majesty the King,…

Kelly LeaMay 11, 2022

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Five sites shortlisted for UK fusion energy plant

Five sites have been shortlisted as the potential future home of the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, or “STEP”. The sites, listed here alphabetically, are: Ardeer (North Ayrshire) Goole (East Riding of Yorkshire)…

Nick HollowayOctober 14, 2021

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Strong Culham participation at leading European fusion conference

Culham scientists will share their expert research at the 47th European Physical Society’s (EPS) Plasma Physics conference this week (June 21 – June 25). Of particular note at the event – Europe’s premier fusion science conference, hosted online for the first time ever…

Nick HollowayJune 22, 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

Scientists in the MAST Upgrade control room

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Government investment in fusion energy boosts British economy by £1.4 billion

The British economy has gained £1.4 billion from the Government’s direct investment in fusion energy over the past decade and an average of 4,000 jobs each year. The findings were revealed in an economic study conducted by London Economics and…

Nick HollowayNovember 24, 2020

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UK fusion energy ambitions underlined in Government’s 10-point green plan

UKAEA has welcomed the Government’s endorsement for fusion energy in its new plan for combatting climate change. The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution includes fusion on the UK’s pathway for transforming the country’s energy provision…

Nick HollowayNovember 19, 2020

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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories partner to accelerate fusion energy development

Princess Astrid of Belgium talks fusion energy at UKAEA

Five sites shortlisted for UK fusion energy plant

Strong Culham participation at leading European fusion conference

Star man becomes star maker

Government investment in fusion energy boosts British economy by £1.4 billion

UK fusion energy ambitions underlined in Government’s 10-point green plan

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