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
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
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
UK Atomic Energy Authority’s new sustainability strategy outlines its commitment to delivering fusion research in an energy efficient and environmentally responsible manner. Its key sustainability goals are designed to protect and enhance the environment while supporting the UK’s target of…
Kelly LeaJuly 20, 2022
UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Lorenzo Zanisi, 29, is one of the first of a new wave of computer scientists working on artificial intelligence technologies for fusion in the UK. After recently receiving an award from the Turing Institute, here he…
Kelly LeaJune 23, 2022
A dancing robot dog called SPOT stole the show at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) first robotics open event at Culham Science Centre on Saturday. Part of the UK-wide Festival of Robotics, visitors were treated to a behind-the-scenes look…
Kelly LeaJune 21, 2022
Future fusion energy facilities will continue to be regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) and Health & Safety Executive (HSE), the UK government has confirmed today. In October 2021, the government opened a consultation to seek views from the public,…
Kelly LeaJune 20, 2022
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
An interactive fusion energy display is set to inspire visitors at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2022 – the annual showcase of the UK’s most exciting new developments in scientific research. The free-of-charge event at the Royal Society’s…
Kelly LeaMay 19, 2022
Dr Bernard Bigot Dr Bernard Bigot, Director-General of the ITER Organization, one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today, passed away on 14 May 2022 due to illness. Prof. Ian Chapman, UK Atomic Energy Authority Chief Executive,…
Nick HollowayMay 16, 2022
