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The Remote Handling Control Room at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has undergone a significant upgrade providing one of the most advanced robotics and remote handling systems in the world for the Joint European Torus (JET). UKAEA said this will support its role in delivering the highest standards in fusion repurposing and decommissioning projects.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 01 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsremote-handling-upgrade-to-aid-jet-decommissioning-11560295
The Joint European Torus (JET) at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA’s) Culham facility has performed its final experiments, marking the end of 40 years of groundbreaking experiments. JET delivered pulse number 105,842 on 18 December over four decades after it delivered its first pulse on 25 June 1983. UKAEA CEO, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, who was present for the final plasma experiment, said: “This is the final milestone in JET’s 40-year history. Those decades of research using JET by dedicated teams of scientists and engineers have played a critical role in accelerating the development of fusion energy.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 03 January 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjet-to-be-repurposed-after-delivering-final-plasma-11405916
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded ten contracts worth a total GBP11.6 million (USD14.6 million) to nine organisations to develop their innovative technologies for fusion energy.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 09 December 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Further-contracts-awarded-to-progress-UK-s-fusion
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate the demonstration and commercialisation of fusion energy.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 11 November 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-and-USA-team-up-on-fusion-development
The UK Government announced that UK researchers can now apply for grants and bid to take part in projects under Europe’s Horizon science R&D programme. The UK will be participating as a fully associated member for the remaining life of the programme to 2027. UK membership. The announcement also stated that the UK will associate to Copernicus, the European Union’s (EU's) Earth observation programme. However, it will not associate to the Euratom Research & Training programme (Euratom R&T) and by extension, the Fusion for Energy (F4E) Programme although there is an agreement to cooperate specifically on nuclear fusion.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-joins-europes-horizon-and-copernicus-programmes-11140492
A collaboration between the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Dell Technologies, Intel and the University of Cambridge will explore how supercomputers and artificial intelligence technologies with advanced predictive capabilities can deliver a 'digital twin' of the UK's prototype fusion power plant design.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 01 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Digital-twin-of-STEP-fusion-machine-to-be-created
Seven companies and universities have been selected for GBP6.8 million (USD8.5 million) of contracts to take their work on digital engineering and fusion fuel requirements to 'proof of concept' stage by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 09 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UKAEA-awards-funding-focusing-on-fusion-fuel-requi
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) to co-operate in research and development for remote handling and the maintenance of future power plants. The aim is to make fusion part of the world’s future energy supply.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 31 March 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukaea-to-partner-with-the-korea-institute-of-fusion-energy-10714578
Experiments conducted at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA’s) Joint European Torus (JET) in Culham have managed to achieve “clean” plasma by creating a heat barrier.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsclean-plasma-demonstrated-at-jet-10636106
The West Burton power plant site in Nottinghamshire, England, has been selected to host the UK's prototype fusion energy plant - the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The demonstration plant is due to begin operating by 2040.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 05 October 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Winning-bid-announced-to-host-UK-fusion-plant