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UKAEA and University of Sheffield partnership to drive development of fusion technology

Partnership between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the University of Sheffield is set to drive the development of fusion technology and the UK’s future fusion industry Research collaboration will tackle the fundamental engineering challenges around future fusion…

Kelly LeaMarch 9, 2023

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Fusion leaders elected to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

The Royal Academy of Engineering has elected two more UK Atomic Energy Authority leaders to its prestigious Fellowship having made exceptional contributions to fusion energy. Professor Ian Chapman, Chief Executive, and Chris Waldon, Chief Engineer and Deputy Director for STEP…

Kelly LeaSeptember 21, 2022

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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 LeaSeptember 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 LeaAugust 26, 2022

Jenga playing robots inside fusion energy machine

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Robotic superhero meets identical twin in fusion energy machine

A Jenga-playing robot with a human touch used to maintain a fusion energy machine – where temperatures can be hotter than the sun – has been reunited with its identical superhero twin for the first time since 1999. Both…

Kelly LeaJuly 29, 2022

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Training centre expansion will launch space and robotics apprenticeships

Construction work to expand Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) and launch new apprenticeship programmes in space, robotics, data science, energy storage, power engineering and cyber security started at a celebratory ceremony yesterday. The training centre’s £13 million extension at the…

Kelly LeaJuly 28, 2022

robotic snake will help maintain fusion powerplants

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Robotic snake solves fusion energy pipework challenge

A new laser-welding ‘robotic snake’ developed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority has demonstrated its capability to operate inside of fusion energy powerplant pipework and is now patented technology. The novel trials at Culham Science Centre are another step forward…

Kelly LeaMay 30, 2022

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Test bed passes quarter of a million milestone

It's been celebration time for the team at the JET neutral beam test bed, who ran their 250,000th – yes, that’s 250,000th – pulse in late March. The test bed is a key facility in CCFE's operation of the world's…

Nick HollowayApril 10, 2019

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UKAEA and University of Sheffield partnership to drive development of fusion technology

Fusion leaders elected to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

Fusion robot at the ready for Blackbird Leys Festival

Royal seal for UKAEA materials engineer

Robotic superhero meets identical twin in fusion energy machine

Training centre expansion will launch space and robotics apprenticeships

Robotic snake solves fusion energy pipework challenge

Test bed passes quarter of a million milestone

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