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Pupils at Waverley Junior Academy get an insight into fusion energy.

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Future stars create fusion energy machine at school

School children from Waverley Junior Academy, near Rotherham, have combined science with art to create a fusion energy machine of the future. Year 5 students took part in two workshops to learn about fusion – based on the same processes…

Kelly LeaAugust 4, 2022

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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

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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CHIMERA set to transform the world of fusion component testing

Construction of a unique testing machine for fusion components is underway at UKAEA. The machine, known as CHIMERA (or Combined Heating and Magnetic Research Apparatus), will be located at UKAEA’s new Fusion Technology Facility in South Yorkshire, UK. When it…

Nick HollowayApril 19, 2021

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Ready for what 2021 will bring at Yorkshire Fusion Technology site

Focus on Russell Gibson, Operations Manager at our new Fusion Technology Facility in South Yorkshire. The Fusion Technology Facility site – between Rotherham and Sheffield at the Advanced Manufacturing Park – is the first new UKAEA research site (outside…

Nick HollowayJanuary 18, 2021

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Construction milestone at new Fusion Technology site in Yorkshire

The construction site at UKAEA's new Fusion Technology facility in Rotherham External construction of the new Fusion Technology facility in South Yorkshire is complete, with the building being handed over to UKAEA in September to begin the second phase of fit-out.…

Nick HollowayJuly 31, 2020

UKAEA and Jacobs representatives mark CHIMERA contract

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CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

The CHIMERA component test machine is a key part of the Fusion Technology Facilities under construction at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire. A major contract for the design and construction of CHIMERA has been agreed between UKAEA (Culham…

Nick HollowayApril 17, 2020

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Future stars create fusion energy machine at school

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

First look at Yorkshire Fusion Technology Facility

CHIMERA set to transform the world of fusion component testing

Ready for what 2021 will bring at Yorkshire Fusion Technology site

Construction milestone at new Fusion Technology site in Yorkshire

CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

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