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The next STEP to fusion: Interview with Professor Howard Wilson

The STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme, announced in October 2019, is an exciting £220M venture to design a viable fusion power station, which could be operational by 2040. STEP Programme Director Professor Howard Wilson tells us more about…

Nick HollowayMay 14, 2020

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Lockdown learning: Become a fusion expert!

Although the coronavirus lockdown means that we are currently unable to welcome visitors on site for educational tours and Open Events, we're still doing all we can to share our work with you during this time. Nikolaus Muldal, Emily Cooper…

Nick HollowayMay 7, 2020

UKAEA and Jacobs representatives mark CHIMERA contract

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CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

The CHIMERA component test machine is a key part of the Fusion Technology Facilities under construction at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire. A major contract for the design and construction of CHIMERA has been agreed between UKAEA (Culham…

Nick HollowayApril 17, 2020

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Surprising discovery could have impact on use of engineering materials

A startling new discovery about the movement of atoms at temperatures below zero has been made by an international collaboration of scientists including physicists from Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. The new research – published in Nature Materials journal –…

Nick HollowayMarch 30, 2020

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The next STEP to fusion: Interview with Professor Howard Wilson

Lockdown learning: Become a fusion expert!

CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

Surprising discovery could have impact on use of engineering materials

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