UKAEA leads the world in fusion energy research with a wide range of programmes covering plasma science, robotics, materials testing and development, and tritium science. Our scientists and engineers are working with partners around the globe to develop fusion as a new source of clean energy for tomorrow’s power stations.
Find out what we are working on – and how you can get involved.
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Active Cells Facility for the European Spallation Source
Delivering the world’s largest windowless hot cell.
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Collaborative Robotics Research
Pioneering robotics innovation through close collaboration with academic partners.
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DEMO: Demonstrating commercial fusion energy
Developing concepts for the maintenance of the world’s most ambitious fusion energy project.
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Digital tools and infrastructure
Developing an in-house suite of software for performing remote tasks using robotics in challenging environments.
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FOSTER for Academia
Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research (FOSTER). Our ambition is to increase the quality and quantity of the talent pool available to the UK fusion sector.
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FOSTER for Industry
Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research (FOSTER). To achieve our ambitions, we need a community of like-minded organisations and companies across industry.
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FOSTER for Outreach
Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research (FOSTER). Inspiring the next cohort of scientists, engineers, project managers and all the skills required across the fusion energy sector.
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FOSTER: Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research
Building a fusion skills ecosystem that can train, develop, and grow the fusion generation.
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Fusion concepts in future energy landscapes
We aim to map out future energy ecosystems and uses of fusion expanding beyond grid electricity.
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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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Help shape the future of fusion skills in the UK
We are inviting expressions of interest to help design, develop, deliver, or govern a new National Fusion Skills Hub.
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Industry Capability
The UK aims to create an industrial sector that leads the world in fusion energy.
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Industry PhD Support Scheme 2026
We are helping industry and academia shape the future of fusion.
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International Computing
Developing international collaborations to help design and deliver the commercial fusion era.
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ITER Robotics Test Facility
Ensuring that ITER, the world’s largest fusion experiment, can be remotely maintained.
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LIBRTI: The Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation Programme
We are creating a world leading UK capability for demonstrating the feasibility of power plant relevant fusion fuel technologies.
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LongOps: Faster and safer decommissioning
Developing digital tools to enable faster, safer and more cost-effective decommissioning.
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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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NEURONE: NEUtron iRradiatiOn of advaNced stEels
Developing and delivering an industrially scalable fusion-grade advanced steel.
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RAICo: Robotics and AI Collaboration
Solving shared nuclear decommissioning and fusion engineering challenges by accelerating deployment of robotics and AI.
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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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Technology Transfer Hub
Creating technology transfer and commercialisation opportunities from fusion into global markets.
