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UKAEA awards £9.6m to six organisations for fusion projects

UKAEA awards £9.6m to six organisations for fusion projects

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

The contracts were awarded through the Fusion Industry Programme to scale up projects dedicated to addressing fusion energy challenges....

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UKAEA signs agreement with CV? to progress UK fusion plant design

UKAEA signs agreement with CV? to progress UK fusion plant design

Thursday, 02 May 2024

The agreement for a first-of-a-kind test rig will provide critical data for the design and development of Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STE...

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UKAEA develops optical viewport technology for quantum physics

UKAEA develops optical viewport technology for quantum physics

Tuesday, 09 April 2024

UKAEA has improved optical viewport technology - reducing optical distortion by up to 75 percent - for applications such as fusion energy and quantum...

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UK Government appoints new Chair to UK Atomic Energy Authority

UK Government appoints new Chair to UK Atomic Energy Authority

Monday, 25 March 2024

Announcement of Bernard Taylor CVO, CBE, DL as Chair of the UK Atomic Energy Authority...

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Standing ovation for JET inventor

Standing ovation for JET inventor

Friday, 01 March 2024

Paul-Henri Rebut given standing ovation by over 700 people celebrating the iconic fusion energy facility, the Joint European Torus (JET) in Oxfordshir...

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Community invited to help shape West Burton site vision

Community invited to help shape West Burton site vision

Thursday, 29 February 2024

UK Atomic Energy Authority has launched a new online tool for residents and local businesses near West Burton to learn more about the vision for the S...

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JET’s Remote Handling upgrades among the world’s most advanced

JET’s Remote Handling upgrades among the world’s most advanced

Monday, 26 February 2024

Upgrades implemented in the Remote Handling Control Room at JET have transformed it into one of the most advanced robotics and remote handling systems...

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UKAEA and CNL partner to accelerate fusion energy development

UKAEA and CNL partner to accelerate fusion energy development

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Agreement complements the signing today of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Canada reflecting a new partnership on fusion energy...

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JET’s final tritium experiments yield new fusion energy record

JET’s final tritium experiments yield new fusion energy record

Thursday, 08 February 2024

The Joint European Torus (JET) has demonstrated the ability to reliably generate fusion energy whilst simultaneously setting a world-record in energy ...

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Pioneering JET delivers final plasma

Pioneering JET delivers final plasma

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

The groundbreaking fusion machine, Joint European Torus (JET), has finished its course of final experiments after 40 years....

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UKAEA awards £7.4m to develop lithium technologies for fusion

UKAEA awards £7.4m to develop lithium technologies for fusion

Thursday, 14 December 2023

UKAEA has awarded £7.4m worth of contracts for organisations to develop lithium technologies for use in a sustainable fusion energy fuel cycle....

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JET demonstrates laser based diagnostic to monitor tritium

JET demonstrates laser based diagnostic to monitor tritium

Thursday, 07 December 2023

Fusion energy scientists and engineers at JET have developed a world leading laser-based method to release and measure tritium trapped in fusion energ...

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UKAEA awards £11.6m for development of fusion energy technologies

UKAEA awards £11.6m for development of fusion energy technologies

Wednesday, 06 December 2023

Nine organisations have secured contracts worth £11.6m in total with UKAEA to develop their innovative technologies for fusion energy....

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Oxfordshire Advanced Skills completes £13m expansion

Oxfordshire Advanced Skills completes £13m expansion

Friday, 10 November 2023

A new £13m extension has been opened at Oxfordshire Advanced Skills, at UKAEA's Culham Campus, launching new opportunities for apprentices...

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CEO appointed to deliver UK prototype fusion energy plant

CEO appointed to deliver UK prototype fusion energy plant

Thursday, 19 October 2023

Paul Methven has been appointed as the inaugural CEO of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions, responsible for the delivery of the UK's prototype fusion ener...

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JET experiments to test electronics in fusion environments

JET experiments to test electronics in fusion environments

Thursday, 05 October 2023

A joint study at the Joint European Torus, investigating the impact of neutrons on electronics, will be a vital step for future fusion facilities....

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UKAEA welcomes fusion energy announcement

UKAEA welcomes fusion energy announcement

Thursday, 07 September 2023

UK Atomic Energy Authority welcomes the clarity provided by the UK Government's announcement regarding its ambitions for the fusion energy sector...

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Scientific community to conduct final tritium experiments at JET

Scientific community to conduct final tritium experiments at JET

Thursday, 31 August 2023

Scientists and engineers at world-leading UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Joint European Torus facility will run its third and final experiments using tr...

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UKAEA strengthens fusion materials division with new appointments

UKAEA strengthens fusion materials division with new appointments

Wednesday, 23 August 2023

UKAEA has made two senior appointments to its Materials Research Facility, developing materials for future fusion powerplants...

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New appointments announced for STEP

New appointments announced for STEP

Thursday, 17 August 2023

Four key appointments made for STEP prototype fusion energy powerplant ...

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UKIFS Chair and Interim UKAEA Chair Appointed

UKIFS Chair and Interim UKAEA Chair Appointed

Thursday, 03 August 2023

Minister for fusion energy appoints the inaugural Chair of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions. ...

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World’s fusion energy community gathers in Oxford

World’s fusion energy community gathers in Oxford

Monday, 10 July 2023

Record-breaking attendance for IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) ...

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UKAEA partners with EqualEngineers to mentor students

UKAEA partners with EqualEngineers to mentor students

Thursday, 06 July 2023

Three-year partnership will see United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) provide free mentoring to 75 university students from minority backgrou...

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Industrial Metaverse essential for UK fusion energy development

Industrial Metaverse essential for UK fusion energy development

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Supercomputing, AI and the Industrial Metaverse will advance the development of UK fusion energy prototype powerplant. ...

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JET set for its 40th birthday

JET set for its 40th birthday

Friday, 23 June 2023

Four decades of record-breaking progress in fusion energy as the Joint European Torus (JET) turns 40....

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UKAEA awards £6.8m of contracts

UKAEA awards £6.8m of contracts

Thursday, 08 June 2023

Proof of concepts will be developed to further fusion energy ...

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Come and meet the STEP team in Gainsborough

Come and meet the STEP team in Gainsborough

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

STEP community event – Wednesday 14 June – Trinity Arts Centre in Gainsborough ...

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UKAEA launches tritium training course to upskill fusion industry

UKAEA launches tritium training course to upskill fusion industry

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

New tritium training course launched by UKAEA to drive forward tritium research across the scientific and engineering community....

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UKAEA appoints new CFO and COO

UKAEA appoints new CFO and COO

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

New appointments at UKAEA with Chief Finanical Officer and Chief Operating Officer starting on the same day. ...

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Double celebration for UKAEA’s CEO

Double celebration for UKAEA’s CEO

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Professor Sir Ian Chapman presented with knighthood today and becomes Fellow of the Royal Society...

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