All systems go for UK’s £55M fusion energy experiment
Safe, sustainable and green energy from fusion is a step closer with the launch of the MAST Upgrade tokamak.
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First results from UK experiment point to a solution to one of fusion’s hottest problems
Culham scientists have successfully tested a world-first concept that could clear one of the major hurdles in developing fusion energy.
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MAST Upgrade – helping answer the big questions in fusion physics
A worldwide team is spearheading a series of ambitious experiments using the UK’s compact tokamak, Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade, starting today at UKAEA.
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MAST Upgrade recognised with prestigious award
The team behind the complex engineering of UKAEA’s new fusion experiment, MAST Upgrade, have been recognised with a prestigious industry award.
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MAST Upgrade: The world’s largest operational spherical tokamak
Tackling one of fusion energy’s biggest challenges: plasma exhaust.
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New diagnostic will improve understanding of plasma in Super-X divertor region
A new, multi-wavelength imaging (MWI) camera diagnostic fitted on MAST Upgrade, will offer scientists a picture of the impact that the machine’s Super X divertor design has on the hot, charged plasma.
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Treasury Minister visit highlights MAST-U second round of fusion energy experiments
A fusion energy machine vital for the delivery of the UK’s first prototype power plant has started a crucial second round of experiments to help make ‘star power’ part of the world’s future energy mix.
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UK scientists achieve breakthrough that brings fusion energy closer to reality
MAST Upgrade, the UK’s national fusion experiment, has demonstrated multiple world-first breakthroughs during its fourth scientific campaign.