Advancing fusion technology with SmalLab at UKAEA
SmallLab uses safe liquid-metal testing with Galinstan and electromagnets to model MHD and advance fusion energy cooling solutions.
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Advancing High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Integration via Ultrasonic Additive Manufacture (UAM)
UKAEA and Fabrisonic advanced ultrasonic additive manufacturing to join superconducting tapes, paving the way for compact, high-field fusion magnets.
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Bluemira
Bluemira is an integrated inter-disciplinary design tool for future fusion machines.
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CHIMERA
Designed to address the specific engineering challenges associated with fusion and validate complex, bespoke and high-risk manufacturing.
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First Light Fusion appoint UKAEA to validate fusion experiments
UKAEA was appointed by First Light Fusion (First Light) in 2021 to independently validate their fusion experiment results in the inertial confinement approach to fusion. This case study highlights how the independent validation and modelling capabilities of the UKAEA supported the objectives of First Light Fusion.
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Fusion Futures
World-leading innovation stimulating industry capacity through international collaboration and the development of future fusion power plants.
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Heating by Induction to Verify Extremes – HIVE
Performance evaluation and verification of small-scale components and samples under heat fluxes up to 20 MW/m2 and from room temperature to ~3000 °C in a highly flexible and adaptable facility
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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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Pioneering Smart Engineering: UKAEA’s Virtual Qualification Framework
UKAEA’s Virtual Qualification Framework uses simulation, AI and smart experiments to cut costs and improve reliability in advanced engineering.
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PROCESS
Fusion Power Plant Systems Codes: We explore the conceptual design and feasibility of a possible fusion power plant.