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UKAEA welcomes the Minister for Nuclear and Renewables, Andrew Bowie MP to the JET Celebration Day

Minister Bowie shares his thoughts on the UK’s Fusion Futures Programme UKAEA welcomed a visit from the UK’s Minister for Nuclear and Renewables, Andrew Bowie MP, to Culham Campus on 28th February 2024 to celebrate the success of the Joint…

Curtis WoodleyMarch 4, 2024

Paul Henri-Rebut speaking at JET Celebration event at Culham Campus

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Standing ovation for JET inventor

A touching moment warmed the hearts of many when the inventor of the Joint European Torus (JET) was greeted with a resounding ovation at Wednesday’s JET Celebration Day event at Culham Campus. The event, dedicated to the success of JET…

Leah CrepazMarch 4, 2024

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Community invited to help shape West Burton site vision

An opportunity to be part of the world’s green energy future is an exciting prospect celebrated this week at an event that took place at Sturton-le-Steeple Hall near West Burton power station site. A team from UK Atomic Energy Authority…

Leah CrepazFebruary 29, 2024

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UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering collaborate to develop fusion energy projects

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd, a Japanese privately funded fusion technology company, have signed a Communication Framework Agreement to foster partnership on the exchange of knowledge and skills. The agreement enables the collaboration on…

Leah CrepazFebruary 21, 2024

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Pioneering JET delivers final plasma

The Joint European Torus (JET) has performed its final experiments, marking the end of a 40-year era for the groundbreaking machine. Some 40-and-a-half years after its first pulse on 25 June, 1983, JET delivered pulse number 105,842 on Monday 18…

Leah CrepazDecember 20, 2023

Speakers and apprentices at OAS launch event (left to right) Jakub Strzelcyk, Laurie Husband, Emma Johnstone, David Grailey, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, Stuart Martin, Heather Clarke, David Martin, Anisha Roberts

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Oxfordshire Advanced Skills centre completes expansion, launching new opportunities for apprentices

Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) has opened a new £13m state-of-the-art extension at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus, to provide high-quality training for apprentices in a range of industry sectors. The opening of the new facility completes the…

Michael BridgeNovember 10, 2023

JET Vessel Interior viewed from Octant 1 Port

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JET experiments to test electronics in fusion environments

A joint study by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), CERN, EUROfusion, CEA-IRFM, Aix-Marseille University (AMU), CNRS and University of Rennes, at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Culham, Oxfordshire, will investigate the impact of neutrons on the performance…

Michael BridgeOctober 5, 2023

MAST-U - a fusion energy machine at UKAEA's Culham site (Credit SMD photography)

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UKAEA welcomes fusion energy announcement

UK Atomic Energy Authority welcomes the clarity provided by the UK Government's announcement regarding its ambitions for the fusion energy sectorCommenting on the UK Government's announcement of its domestic fusion energy strategy, UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) CEO, Professor Sir…

Mathew BanksSeptember 7, 2023

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UKAEA strengthens its fusion materials division with new appointments

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced two senior appointments to its Materials Division. Former Rolls Royce Global Chief of Materials Testing, Barry Ward, has been appointed as Head of the Division’s Materials Research Facility (MRF) and Dr…

Michael BridgeAugust 23, 2023

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JET set for its 40th birthday

Four decades of record-breaking progress in fusion energy One of the world’s largest and most advanced fusion energy tokamaks turns 40 on Sunday 25 June. Originally designed to run experiments for eight years, the Joint European Torus (JET) is being…

Michael BridgeJune 23, 2023

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UKAEA welcomes the Minister for Nuclear and Renewables, Andrew Bowie MP to the JET Celebration Day

Standing ovation for JET inventor

Community invited to help shape West Burton site vision

UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering collaborate to develop fusion energy projects

Pioneering JET delivers final plasma

Oxfordshire Advanced Skills centre completes expansion, launching new opportunities for apprentices

JET experiments to test electronics in fusion environments

UKAEA welcomes fusion energy announcement

UKAEA strengthens its fusion materials division with new appointments

JET set for its 40th birthday

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