fusion energy

The prime minister visited the research centre, marking the government’s plans for a new fast-track visa route for the best scientists to continue to move to the UK after Brexit

A major goal of the research is to develop methods to sustaining steady-state or continuous operation of fusion reactors

The Joint European Torus in Culham, operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority, will receive at least €100m over the next two years

Fusion energy research aims to copy the process which powers the sun for a new large-scale source of clean energy on Earth

Funding has been provided to 37 universities, national laboratories and private companies

Professor David Gann will take up his post on 1st August 2018

Two UK firms have been selected to be part of a €100 million (£89m) deal to support the development of an EU fusion energy project. Nuclear engineering firm Nuvia Limited and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy will contribute to the development of ITER, a technology which is expected to be the first fusion device to produce […]