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Treasury Minister visit highlights MAST-U second round of fusion energy experiments

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

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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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First results from UK experiment point to a solution to one of fusion’s hottest problems

Culham scientists have successfully tested a world-first concept that could clear one of the major hurdles in developing fusion energy. Initial results from the UK Atomic Energy Authority's new MAST Upgrade experiment at CCFE have demonstrated the effectiveness of an…

Nick HollowayMay 26, 2021

MAST Upgrade - illustration of the Super-X divertor

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MAST Upgrade: the vertical challenge

A new control system on Culham's MAST Upgrade experiment automatically keeps the superhot plasma fuel in check within milliseconds – allowing physicists to carry out key research with the machine’s world-first Super-X divertor system. The divertor region of ‘tokamak’ fusion…

Nick HollowayApril 30, 2021

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All systems go for UK’s £55M fusion energy experiment

Safe, sustainable and green energy from fusion is a step closer with the launch of the MAST Upgrade tokamak. MAST Upgrade first plasma For the first time, after a seven-year build, UKAEA’s £55M-machine, labelled Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade,…

Nick HollowayOctober 29, 2020

MAST Upgrade machine area - credit SMD Photography

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MAST Upgrade team hits key milestone on way to full operation

A key stage in the commissioning of the UK's new fusion device MAST Upgrade was reached last month with the first magnetic field produced inside the machine. Before going into operation, all the machine's power supplies have to be commissioned…

Nick HollowayApril 7, 2020

Artist's illustration of a spherical tokamak power plant

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UK to take a big ‘STEP’ to fusion electricity

The UK is taking a giant STEP towards zero carbon, safe and abundant commercial fusion electricity, with the UK Government committing £220M for the conceptual design of a fusion power station – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). Secretary…

Nick HollowayOctober 3, 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson at MAST Upgrade

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Prime Minister hails ‘world-leading’ fusion research at Culham

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today visited Culham to make his first major science policy announcement since taking office. The visit marked a Government announcement on plans to develop a new fast-track visa route for scientists to continue to move to the…

Nick HollowayAugust 8, 2019

The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer visits Culham

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Chancellor of the Exchequer sees a bright future for fusion energy

Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, visited CCFE today to see up close its ground-breaking research in fusion energy – a safe, sustainable, green source of electricity for future decades. The Chancellor was shown the new…

Nick HollowayMay 10, 2019

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Treasury Minister visit highlights MAST-U second round of fusion energy experiments

Star man becomes star maker

First results from UK experiment point to a solution to one of fusion’s hottest problems

MAST Upgrade: the vertical challenge

All systems go for UK’s £55M fusion energy experiment

MAST Upgrade team hits key milestone on way to full operation

UK to take a big ‘STEP’ to fusion electricity

Prime Minister hails ‘world-leading’ fusion research at Culham

Chancellor of the Exchequer sees a bright future for fusion energy

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