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Watch iconic fusion energy machine’s 100,000th ‘pulse’

Iconic fusion energy machine JET – which reaches controlled temperatures 10 times hotter than the core of the sun – completed its 100,000th live pulse last night. Weighing 2,800 tonnes, the same as 14 blue whales, the Joint European Torus (JET)…

Nick HollowayJanuary 19, 2022

Interior of JET with a superimposed plasma

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Fusion panel event at COP 26, Friday 12 November

Fusion energy promises a step change in the way the world’s future energy demands are met in a low-carbon, safe and sustainable way. This will be the message from scientists and engineers from the fusion energy community to world leaders…

Nick HollowayNovember 11, 2021

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Fusion energy at COP 26

UKAEA will be running a series of events at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26 conference to tell policymakers and other delegates about fusion and its place in the future energy mix. On Friday 12th November,…

Nick HollowayNovember 1, 2021

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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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“There’s nowhere like it on the planet” – building the UK’s fusion cluster

Interview with UKAEA's new Fusion Technology Cluster Development Manager, Valerie Jamieson. The rapid growth of fusion research in the UK can be seen in the increasing number of private companies attempting to fuse atoms together for energy production. Commercial fusion…

Nick HollowayOctober 13, 2021

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Opening of Fusion Technology Facility “just the start” for Yorkshire industry engagement

UKAEA’s new Fusion Technology Facility in Rotherham welcomed over 60 guests this week at an event to celebrate the centre’s opening. Regional stakeholders from industry, the research community and local authorities joined UKAEA to see the new building, hear about…

Nick HollowaySeptember 24, 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

UK Science Minister Amanda Solloway at Culham

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Science Minister sees exciting fusion future for Culham

UK Science Minister Amanda Solloway welcomed plans to enhance Culham's role in developing fusion when she visited the campus on 17 June. General Fusion CEO Chris Mowry, UK Science Minister Amanda Solloway and UKAEA CEO Ian Chapman The minister was…

Nick HollowayJune 21, 2021

UKAEA Fusion Technology Facility in Yorkshire

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First look at Yorkshire Fusion Technology Facility

Culham's fusion technology programme is expanding to a new site in South Yorkshire – and here is a sneak preview of the newly-opened facility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRyuC9KMee8 The site – which will be home to the CHIMERA test rig – will work…

Nick HollowayJune 9, 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

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Watch iconic fusion energy machine’s 100,000th ‘pulse’

Fusion panel event at COP 26, Friday 12 November

Fusion energy at COP 26

Five sites shortlisted for UK fusion energy plant

“There’s nowhere like it on the planet” – building the UK’s fusion cluster

Opening of Fusion Technology Facility “just the start” for Yorkshire industry engagement

Strong Culham participation at leading European fusion conference

Science Minister sees exciting fusion future for Culham

First look at Yorkshire Fusion Technology Facility

Star man becomes star maker

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