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About UKAEA
About UKAEA
Our mission, strategies, impact and governance – and how to join us.
Case studies
Case studies of our work.
Governance
Details about our governance.
Our impact
What we are aiming for and how we are performing.
Our mission
Our mission and strategies for achieving it.
Publications
Our publications and access to our public data.
Work for UKAEA
How to find a job with UKAEA.
Working with UKAEA: Commercial
How organisations can work with UKAEA.
Our expertise
Our expertise
Our expertise
Our technical capabilities in engineering, robotics, plasmas, computing and materials.
Computing
Accelerating fusion energy research via modelling, engineering design, materials analysis, and data processing.
Decommissioning
Completing JET’s life cycle and setting a roadmap for future fusion machines.
Engineering
Our engineers enable the journey to sustainable fusion energy by solving complex challenges and building the systems that make fusion possible.
Fuel cycle
World’s leading research organisation related to tritium and hydrogen science.
Materials
Providing key capabilities and expertise for the development of materials for the fusion energy industry.
Plasmas
Exploring the behaviour of plasma – the hot gas that powers fusion reactions.
Robotics
Developing robotics for fusion power plants and other extreme environments.
Technology
Developing a qualified suite of all the technologies needed to realise fusion power plants.
Our work
Our work
Our work
Major programmes and projects advancing fusion energy development.
FOSTER
Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research.
Fusion Futures
World-leading innovation stimulating industry capacity.
JET Decommissioning and Repurposing
Repurposing and decommissioning the Joint European Torus (JET).
LIBRTI
The Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation Programme.
MAST Upgrade
The world’s largest operational spherical tokamak.
RAICo: Robotics and AI Collaboration
Solving decommissioning and fusion engineering challenges by accelerating deployment of robotics and AI.
NEURONE: NEUtron iRradiatiOn of advaNced stEels
Developing and delivering an industrially scalable fusion-grade advanced steel.
STEP Fusion: Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production
Bringing government and industry together to develop fusion energy, scale it, and then deliver it at pace.
Collaborative Robotics Research
Pioneering robotics innovation through close collaboration with academic partners.
Services
Services
Services
Access specialist facilities, software tools and laboratory services for fusion research.
Facilities and equipment
Facilities and equipment we have available for research.
Laboratory services
Laboratory services we have available.
Software
Software developed by UKAEA and available for research.
Fusion energy
Fusion energy
Fusion energy
Understand fusion from basic principles to advanced concepts.
Why we need fusion
Fusion promises to be a safe, low carbon and sustainable part of the world’s future energy supply.
How fusion works
Fusing hydrogen nuclei to make helium releases huge amounts of energy.
Fusion energy questions
Our answers to fusion energy questions we are often asked.
The tokamak
We are researching the tokamak – the most successful fusion concept yet developed.
Fusion energy in brief
Get a brief overview of fusion energy, why we need it and how it works.
Teach fusion energy
Free classroom resources to help teach fusion energy.
Innovation
Innovation
Innovation
Explore spinouts, patents, funding opportunities, and partnerships driving fusion innovation.
Our approach to innovation
Learn about our approach to innovation as a core strategic capability.
Collaboration
Learn how to collaborate with us to maximise impact.
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