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Picture perfect solution for fusion materials testing

UKAEA Fusion Technology’s Materials Technology Laboratory uses photography to get materials properties from small samples. Determining the mechanical properties of potential fusion materials is essential to power plant design. One of the biggest challenges in this area of work is…

Nick HollowayNovember 17, 2020

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How technology transfer can take fusion forward

Heather Lewtas Exchanging ideas with industries such as aerospace, automotive and oil & gas could help advance the development of fusion power. That’s the message being given by Culham technology expert Heather Lewtas at an international conference this week. Heather…

Nick HollowayNovember 16, 2020

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Star-prize up for grabs in fusion art competition

Bringing art and science together with the launch of ‘The Art of Fusion’. CCFE's operator the UK Atomic Energy Authority is encouraging the public to get creative with a new competition to break down barriers between art and science. Fusion –…

Nick HollowayOctober 7, 2020

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JET getting ready for key fusion power tests

Europe’s premier fusion energy device, JET, is gearing up for world-first experiments at Culham next year. The JET machine – image credit: EUROfusion The EU’s JET facility – operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority on behalf of the EUROfusion…

Nick HollowayOctober 6, 2020

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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

Interior of JET with a superimposed plasma

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Fusion mission continues in Covid-secure working environment

Our work to bring fusion energy to fruition is back underway at Culham, but working conditions have now changed to reflect the circumstances. Following the hard work by many staff at CCFE and across the UK Atomic Energy Authority, led…

Nick HollowayJuly 2, 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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Picture perfect solution for fusion materials testing

How technology transfer can take fusion forward

Star-prize up for grabs in fusion art competition

JET getting ready for key fusion power tests

Construction milestone at new Fusion Technology site in Yorkshire

Fusion mission continues in Covid-secure working environment

CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

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