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The Remote Handling Control Room at the Joint European Torus in Culham, near Oxford in the UK, has undergone a significant upgrade, making it one of the most advanced robotics and remote handling systems in the world.

Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Remote-handling-upgrades-to-aid-decommissioning-of

The Joint European Torus (JET) produced the largest amount of energy achieved in a fusion experiment during its final round of deuterium-tritium experiments, breaking its own record set in 2021.

Date: Saturday, 10 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/New-world-record-set-in-JET-s-final-fusion-experim

Opening the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 29th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2023) in London, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi began by wishing a happy 40th anniversary to the Joint European Torus (JET) which operates at Culham near Oxford. Jet was “the first tritium experiment in Europe, breaker of scientific records, producer of generations of accomplished scientists and engineers, and a true magnet for international collaboration,” he said.

Date: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaeas-29th-fusion-energy-conference-attracts-2000-participants-11224380

The first edition of World Fusion Outlook and plans to form a World Fusion Energy Group - as well as updates on progress across the industry and new investment from the UK hosts - have been unveiled at the 29th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference.

Date: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-fusion-IAEA-sets-out-new-initiatives-at-FE

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in research and development for remote handling and the maintenance of future fusion power plants.

Date: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/British-Korean-partnership-for-fusion-robotics

A consortium of nuclear fusion experts led by Atkins - a member of the SNC-Lavalin group - and Assystem, a specialist in energy transition, has been appointed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) as a service delivery partner for engineering for its Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme, which aims to demonstrate the commercial viability of generating energy using nuclear fusion.

Date: Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukaea-appoints-consortium-as-engineering-service-delivery-partner-for-step-9930094

A consortium led by Atkins as prime contractor, alongside Assystem, has been appointed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) as Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) to its Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme.

Date: Friday, 12 August 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UKAEA-appoints-consortium-to-help-deliver-STEP

Canada-based SNC-Lavalin said on 18 January it had been awarded three new contracts by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to continue work on the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme to design and build a commercial-scale fusion energy plant.

Date: Friday, 21 January 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukaea-awards-snc-lavalin-new-contracts-for-step-fusion-project-9416326

Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, said on 21 April that it had been appointed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to help design the world's first centre for researching tritium for use in fusion energy. The Hydrogen-3 Advanced Technology (H3AT) facility will be built at Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire and will support ongoing work at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) under construction in the South of France. This activity will also allow academic and industrial users to research how to process, store and recycle tritium, one of the fuels that will supply fusion power stations.

Date: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsatkins-awarded-design-contract-for-fusion-energy-research-centre-8702974