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.
Culham’s fusion technology programme is expanding to a new site in South Yorkshire – and here is a sneak preview of the newly-opened facility.
British astronaut, and former International Space Station crew member, Tim Peake, visited Culham on Wednesday 26 May to officially open the MAST Upgrade fusion experiment.
Culham scientists have successfully tested a world-first concept that could clear one of the major hurdles in developing fusion energy.
UKAEA and its fusion research arm Culham Centre for Fusion Energy have carried out a pilot project working with five companies to tackle some of fusion energy’s most complex challenges.
Construction of a unique testing machine for fusion components is underway at UKAEA.
UKAEA and SciVista, Inc have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that will provide opportunities for advanced learning in fusion science.
Britain and Japan have signed a research and technology deployment collaboration to help automate nuclear decommissioning and aspects of fusion energy production.
The British economy has gained £1.4 billion from the Government’s direct investment in fusion energy over the past decade and an average of 4,000 jobs each year.
Safe, sustainable and green energy from fusion is a step closer with the launch of the MAST Upgrade tokamak.