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Partnership between UKAEA and the University of Sheffield is set to drive the development of fusion technology and the UK’s future fusion industry.
Software used in fusion energy research could help energy grid resilience. Synchronised control systems can potentially prevent system failures and blackouts.
UKAEA awards £3.1million of contracts to 18 organisations to accelerate the growth of the UK’s fusion industry.
Applications now open for the UK Atomic Energy Authority's (UKAEA) Culham Plasma Phsysics Summer School.
Scientists from EUROfusion and UKAEA have found a way to boost the performance of fusion inside tokamak machines.
A new fusion energy advanced prototype with power plant-relevant magnet technology will be built by Tokamak Energy at UKAEA's Culham Campus, near Oxford.
Framework agreement sees design, development and modelling of new fusion materials. UK Chair appointed to help lead partnership.
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.
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee welcomed UK progress in fusion research and innovation.
South Oxfordshire District Council Planning Committee approves fusion energy project; construction to start this year at UKAEA's Culham Campus.
UKAEA statement about National Ignition Facility results at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Advanced robotics and remote handling technologies from fusion successfully trialled for complex operations in the space industry.
A £10m extension has been completed at UKAEA's world-leading Materials Research Facility
During a visit to UKAEA, Sir Tony Blair underlined his support for fusion energy
UKAEA and Tokamak Energy to collaborate on developing spherical tokamak technology for commercial fusion energy
Government-backed programme aims to prove low carbon electricity from fusion
West Burton power station site in Nottinghamshire has been selected as the home for the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
New fusion energy experiments on UK Atomic Energy Authority’s record-breaking Joint European Torus (JET) started this month.
Sir Patrick Vallance, visited the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) today to learn about the transformative potential of fusion energy.
The world of fusion is coming to London’s Science Museum at a new international conference.
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