STEP Fusion: Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production
STEP Fusion is a UK-led, world-leading programme bringing government and industry together to develop fusion energy.
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TA Electroforce 3550 15kN dynamic load frame
Mechanical fatigue, fracture toughness/crack growth and dynamic characterisation testing.
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TESCAN AMBER X Plasma Focussed Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope
A dual-beam system with both an electron beam and a xenon ion beam.
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TESCAN Mira3 XMH scanning electron microscope
A high-performance scanning electron microscope system which provides high resolution and low-noise imaging.
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The Materials Research Facility
UKAEA’s Materials Research Facility (MRF) prepares and examines samples of radioactive materials to assess their performance in nuclear reactors.
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UK fusion materials roadmap
The technical challenges in developing fusion materials for power plant readiness and specific facilities and infrastructure required.
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UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering sign agreement to advance materials for commercial fusion energy
Japanese fusion company, Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) and UKAEA have signed a collaboration agreement to develop fusion related technologies.
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UKAEA partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to test fusion materials
Partnership underpinned by UK Fusion Materials Roadmap to gain insights on existing materials and to develop new ones for future fusion power plants.
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UKAEA strengthens its fusion materials division with new appointments
UKAEA has announced two senior appointments to its Materials Division.
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UKAEA working to embed fusion materials education
We are delighted to announce UKAEA Materials Division personnel Dr Alex Leide and Dr Alex Dickinson-Lomas have been awarded university positions under the UK’s Visiting Academic Schemes.