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Record heating power achieved on JET

Record neutral beam powers of 30.8 megawatts were last week injected into a plasma on the JET tokamak at Culham. The new record was achieved during tests preparing the plasma scenarios required for JET's deuterium-tritium experiments in 2020, which aim…

Nick HollowayNovember 14, 2019

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JET deals a shattering blow to plasma instabilities

An innovative device to prevent plasma from melting or damaging components of the reactor wall in JET has been used in experiments for the first time. As seen in the striking video (below), the Shattered Pellet Injector (or ‘SPI') pre-empts…

Nick HollowayOctober 4, 2019

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

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New JET programme will be crucial to future of fusion research

A scientific programme to exploit world-unique capabilities on the European JET fusion facility, hosted at CCFE, is now underway. Significant upgrades to JET – such as its inner wall of beryllium and tungsten – have effectively turned JET into a…

Nick HollowaySeptember 9, 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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JET set to continue key role in international fusion research with new operating contract

The future of the world's largest operational fusion research facility has been secured with a new contract signed this week between the UK and the European Commission. Staff at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxfordshire undertake research in…

Nick HollowayMarch 29, 2019

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Rainy days helping to bring the Sun to Earth

The changeable British weather has inspired a new theory that could improve the performance of fusion devices – aiding the quest to use the processes that power the Sun for cleaner energy. Culham researcher Fulvio Militello has developed a framework for…

Nick HollowayJanuary 15, 2019

plasma physics

Record heating power achieved on JET

JET deals a shattering blow to plasma instabilities

UK to take a big ‘STEP’ to fusion electricity

New JET programme will be crucial to future of fusion research

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

Chancellor of the Exchequer sees a bright future for fusion energy

JET set to continue key role in international fusion research with new operating contract

Rainy days helping to bring the Sun to Earth

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