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UKAEA calls upon international robotics community to help develop fusion energy

UKAEA calls upon international robotics community to help develop fusion energy

Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Fusion energy challenges discussed with worldwide robotics and automation community at ICRA and UKAEA’s Haptic Training Simulator unveiled for the fir...

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UKAEA and Korea Institute of Fusion Energy sign MOU for remote handling for future fusion powerplants

UKAEA and Korea Institute of Fusion Energy sign MOU for remote handling for future fusion powerplants

Monday, 27 March 2023

UK and South Korea join forces in the quest to make fusion energy part of the world’s future energy supply....

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UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering to advance fusion materials

UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering to advance fusion materials

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Collaboration agreement signed by UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering to advance materials for commercial fusion energy....

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UKAEA partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

UKAEA partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Monday, 13 March 2023

Partnership underpinned by UK Fusion Materials Roadmap to gain insights on existing materials and to develop new ones for future fusion powerplants....

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UKAEA and University of Sheffield partnership to drive fusion technology

UKAEA and University of Sheffield partnership to drive fusion technology

Thursday, 09 March 2023

Partnership between UKAEA and the University of Sheffield is set to drive the development of fusion technology and the UK’s future fusion industry....

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Fusion software could help bolster energy grid

Fusion software could help bolster energy grid

Thursday, 02 March 2023

Software used in fusion energy research could help energy grid resilience. Synchronised control systems can potentially prevent system failures and bl...

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£3.1million of contracts to accelerate UK fusion industry

£3.1million of contracts to accelerate UK fusion industry

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

UKAEA awards £3.1million of contracts to 18 organisations to accelerate the growth of the UK’s fusion industry. ...

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60th Culham Plasma Physics Summer School is open to applications

60th Culham Plasma Physics Summer School is open to applications

Friday, 24 February 2023

Applications now open for the UK Atomic Energy Authority's (UKAEA) Culham Plasma Phsysics Summer School. ...

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‘Clean’ plasma demonstration boosts ITER and future powerplants

‘Clean’ plasma demonstration boosts ITER and future powerplants

Thursday, 23 February 2023

Scientists from EUROfusion and UKAEA have found a way to boost the performance of fusion inside tokamak machines. ...

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Tokamak Energy’s fusion prototype to be built at UKAEA's campus

Tokamak Energy’s fusion prototype to be built at UKAEA's campus

Friday, 10 February 2023

A new fusion energy advanced prototype with power plant-relevant magnet technology will be built by Tokamak Energy at UKAEA's Culham Campus, near Oxfo...

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UKAEA and University Birmingham to sign Chair in Fusion Materials

UKAEA and University Birmingham to sign Chair in Fusion Materials

Thursday, 09 February 2023

Framework agreement sees design, development and modelling of new fusion materials. UK Chair appointed to help lead partnership. ...

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First Light Fusion to build demonstration facility at UKAEA’s Culham Campus

First Light Fusion to build demonstration facility at UKAEA’s Culham Campus

Wednesday, 25 January 2023

UKAEA and First Light Fusion to construct a new facility to house First Light’s new net energy gain demonstrator (“Machine 4”) in Oxford, UK....

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UK fusion research examined by Science and Technology Committee

UK fusion research examined by Science and Technology Committee

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee welcomed UK progress in fusion research and innovation....

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General Fusion’s fusion energy demonstration receives consent

General Fusion’s fusion energy demonstration receives consent

Thursday, 12 January 2023

South Oxfordshire District Council Planning Committee approves fusion energy project; construction to start this year at UKAEA's Culham Campus....

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Congratulations to LLNL

Congratulations to LLNL

Tuesday, 13 December 2022

UKAEA statement about National Ignition Facility results at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory....

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Fusion robots at work in the UK space industry

Fusion robots at work in the UK space industry

Monday, 05 December 2022

Advanced robotics and remote handling technologies from fusion successfully trialled for complex operations in the space industry. ...

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Upgraded Materials Research Facility empowers fusion research

Upgraded Materials Research Facility empowers fusion research

Friday, 14 October 2022

A £10m extension has been completed at UKAEA's world-leading Materials Research Facility ...

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Tony Blair backs fusion for energy security and climate change

Tony Blair backs fusion for energy security and climate change

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

During a visit to UKAEA, Sir Tony Blair underlined his support for fusion energy ...

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UKAEA and Tokamak Energy to collaborate

UKAEA and Tokamak Energy to collaborate

Monday, 10 October 2022

UKAEA and Tokamak Energy to collaborate on developing spherical tokamak technology for commercial fusion energy ...

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West Burton selected as home of STEP fusion plant

West Burton selected as home of STEP fusion plant

Thursday, 06 October 2022

Government-backed programme aims to prove low carbon electricity from fusion ...

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New experiments for fusion energy record breaker JET

New experiments for fusion energy record breaker JET

Monday, 26 September 2022

New fusion energy experiments on UK Atomic Energy Authority’s record-breaking Joint European Torus (JET) started this month. ...

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Sir Patrick Vallance supports fusion energy and Culham progress

Sir Patrick Vallance supports fusion energy and Culham progress

Friday, 23 September 2022

Sir Patrick Vallance, visited the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) today to learn about the transformative potential of fusion energy....

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FUSION22 conference: Coming to London’s Science Museum

FUSION22 conference: Coming to London’s Science Museum

Thursday, 22 September 2022

The world of fusion is coming to London’s Science Museum at a new international conference. ...

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Fusion leaders elected to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

Fusion leaders elected to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

UKAEA leaders elected to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship for exceptional contributions to fusion energy....

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Fusion robot at the ready for Blackbird Leys Festival

Fusion robot at the ready for Blackbird Leys Festival

Tuesday, 06 September 2022

UKAEA to showcase robotics and engineering as an exciting career path for young people. ...

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STEP forward to fusion

STEP forward to fusion

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

UKAEA confirms partners to help advance STEP and the commercial viability of fusion energy....

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Discover robots of the future and fusion

Discover robots of the future and fusion

Tuesday, 09 August 2022

A robotics expert will bring to life a fascinating future where intuitive machines are deployed to go where humans can’t in a free public talk. ...

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OX to ZERO summit: Oxfordshire’s world leading solutions to reaching net zero

OX to ZERO summit: Oxfordshire’s world leading solutions to reaching net zero

Tuesday, 09 August 2022

A new one-day summit will showcase how Oxfordshire leads the global charge in addressing the climate emergency. ...

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Future stars create fusion energy machine at school

Future stars create fusion energy machine at school

Thursday, 04 August 2022

Pupils from Waverley Junior Acadmey in Yorkshire learn about fusion energy with UKAEA. ...

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Robotic superhero meets identical twin in fusion energy machine

Robotic superhero meets identical twin in fusion energy machine

Friday, 29 July 2022

A Jenga-playing robot used to maintain a fusion energy machine has been reunited with its identical superhero twin for the first time since 1999. ...

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