Recently, I was invited back to my secondary school to deliver a talk on fusion energy to a group of Year 11 students. I was invited by my former history teacher and now, the Director of Careers at Budmouth Academy,…
Curtis WoodleyMarch 24, 2023
UKAEA and First Light Fusion to construct a new facility to house First Light’s new net energy gain demonstrator (“Machine 4”) in Oxford, UK The agreement will see both parties developing the building at Culham Campus Architects and technical designers…
Kelly LeaJanuary 25, 2023
A group of three members of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee welcomed UK progress in fusion energy following a visit to UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) last week. Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells, Katherine Fletcher, MP…
Kelly LeaJanuary 17, 2023
Following the resolution to grant planning permission by the South Oxfordshire District Council Planning Committee, construction of General Fusion’s demonstration at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus is expected to start this summer. When construction of the…
Kelly LeaJanuary 12, 2023
Congratulations to the team at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for achieving ignition. These are landmark results and add momentum in the field of fusion. This advancement brings us one step closer in the quest for a…
Kelly LeaDecember 13, 2022
A fusion energy machine vital for the delivery of the UK’s first prototype powerplant has started a crucial second round of experiments to help make ‘star power’ part of the world’s future energy mix. Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak Upgrade (MAST-U)…
Kelly LeaDecember 8, 2022
Government-backed programme aims to prove low carbon electricity from fusion West Burton, North Nottinghamshire, selected as the home of the ambitious STEP fusion energy programme, underpinning an industry expected to be worth billions to the UK economy Fusion promises to…
Curtis WoodleyOctober 6, 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
