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CNL, Kyoto Fusioneering join forces for fusion tech development

CNL, Kyoto Fusioneering join forces for fusion tech development

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese company Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd to partner on the delivery of technical services to support the growing international fusion reactor market, with a key focus on testing related to tritium.

New Nuclear 31 March 2023

British-Korean partnership for fusion robotics

British-Korean partnership for fusion robotics

The UK Atomic Energy Authority and the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in research and development for remote handling and the maintenance of future fusion power plants.

New Nuclear 28 March 2023

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UK-Japanese partnership to develop fusion materials

UK-Japanese partnership to develop fusion materials

A collaboration agreement has been signed between Japan's Kyoto Fusioneering and the UK Atomic Energy Authority to develop fusion related technologies. The first project under the collaboration will be the development of a 'fusion-grade' silicon carbide composite system. 

New Nuclear 23 March 2023

UK, US scientists to collaborate on fusion materials research

UK, US scientists to collaborate on fusion materials research

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have entered a strategic research partnership to better understand the performance and behaviour of materials required for use in future commercial fusion power plants.

New Nuclear 15 March 2023

UKAEA, University of Sheffield to collaborate on fusion R&D

UKAEA, University of Sheffield to collaborate on fusion R&D

The UK Atomic Energy Authority and the University of Sheffield have entered a partnership that is set to drive the development of fusion technology and the UK's future fusion industry. The collaboration will see Sheffield appoint two Chairs who will establish new research programmes to address global fusion challenges.

New Nuclear 09 March 2023

Contracts awarded to accelerate UK's fusion industry

Contracts awarded to accelerate UK's fusion industry

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has awarded contracts worth a total GBP3.1 million (USD3.8 million) to 18 organisations to focus on overcoming specific technical and physical challenges to make fusion energy a commercial reality.

New Nuclear 28 February 2023

Holtec supplies key component for US fusion reactor

Holtec supplies key component for US fusion reactor

Holtec International has completed the fabrication and delivery of the Centre Stack Casing for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade, a precursor to commercial nuclear power based on nuclear fusion.

New Nuclear 15 February 2023

ITER: Russian poloidal field coil arrives at construction site

ITER: Russian poloidal field coil arrives at construction site

A poloidal field coil - the largest component being produced in Russia for the multinational fusion project - has completed its journey to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor construction site in France.

New Nuclear 13 February 2023

Tokamak to construct demo fusion reactor at Culham

Tokamak to construct demo fusion reactor at Culham

Tokamak Energy is to build a prototype compact spherical tokamak, the ST80-HTS, at the UK Atomic Energy Authority's Culham Campus, near Oxford, England. The fusion device - with power plant-relevant magnet technology - will demonstrate multiple technologies required for the delivery of clean, sustainable fusion energy.

New Nuclear 10 February 2023

Partnership for UK fusion materials development

Partnership for UK fusion materials development

Materials with better resilience to the extreme conditions in fusion energy power plants are to be developed in a new partnership between the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the University of Birmingham. UKAEA will also sponsor a Chair in Fusion Materials at the University.

New Nuclear 09 February 2023