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Gainsborough STEPs forward to fusion energy

STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) brand launch marks transition to next phase of pioneering programme to build a prototype fusion powerplant at West Burton site by 2040. A first for Gainsborough – summer begins with a robot dog walk…

Michael BridgeJuly 23, 2024

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Leadership appointments will drive delivery of prototype fusion energy plant

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kaveh Pourteymour, Julie Nerney and Dr Luc Bardin as Non-Executive Directors to its Board in support of the delivery of the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant. STEP…

Leah CrepazJuly 8, 2024

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UK to launch search for industry partners to develop prototype fusion energy plant

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, and Minister for Nuclear and Renewables, Andrew Bowie, announce industry competition to find engineering and construction partners for the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant. STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy…

Leah CrepazMay 8, 2024

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UKAEA signs facility agreement with CVŘ to progress UK prototype fusion plant design

First-of-a-kind test rig will provide critical data for the design and development of Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Czech Republic research organisation Centrum výzkumu Řež (CVŘ), have signed a multi-year use of…

Leah CrepazMay 2, 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

Rebecca Parry cuts ribbon with Dr James Cowan, STEP Programme Director - Photo Credit: Chris Vaughan Photography for UK Atomic Energy Authority/STEP

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Local security guard and daughter open STEP’s first West Burton office

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has today opened its first office building at West Burton in Nottinghamshire to support the development of the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant, STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production). The building was opened by…

Leah CrepazFebruary 1, 2024

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

UKAEA appoints STEP directors. Pictured at UKAEA's Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, L-R: Prof Chris Waldon, Sounak (Sho) Dutta, Debbie Kempton and Dr James R Cowan.

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New appointments announced for STEP prototype fusion energy powerplant

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has made four key appointments to support the delivery of a prototype fusion energy powerplant being built at West Burton, Nottinghamshire. The ambitious Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme aims to generate…

Kelly LeaAugust 17, 2023

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UKIFS Chair and Interim UKAEA Chair Appointed

Professor David Gann CBE The Minister for fusion energy, Andrew Bowie MP, has appointed Professor David Gann CBE as the inaugural Chair of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS). UKIFS is the delivery body for STEP – a prototype fusion energy…

Kelly LeaAugust 3, 2023

Graphic showing a fusion powerplant in the centre, connected to illustrations of AI, supercomputers, robotics, cloud computing, and a house. At the bottom the text: Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse will accelerate UK fusion energy powerplant development: Intel, Dell Technologies, UK Atomic Energy Authority, University of Cambridge.

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Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse essential for UK fusion energy powerplant development

Collaboration between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Dell Technologies, Intel and the University of Cambridge to advance the development of the UK’s prototype fusion powerplant Scientists and engineers will access supercomputers and AI to inform and accelerate engineering…

Michael BridgeJune 28, 2023

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Gainsborough STEPs forward to fusion energy

Leadership appointments will drive delivery of prototype fusion energy plant

UK to launch search for industry partners to develop prototype fusion energy plant

UKAEA signs facility agreement with CVŘ to progress UK prototype fusion plant design

Community invited to help shape West Burton site vision

Local security guard and daughter open STEP’s first West Burton office

JET experiments to test electronics in fusion environments

New appointments announced for STEP prototype fusion energy powerplant

UKIFS Chair and Interim UKAEA Chair Appointed

Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse essential for UK fusion energy powerplant development

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