During JET Decommissioning and Repurposing (JDR) we have discovered that, unfortunately, JET is haunted by the ghosts of past plasmas... ...It's called BOO-sion Energy! 👻 Happy #Halloween 🎃

In a major breakthrough for fusion energy research, scientists at UK Atomic Energy Authority (@UKAEAofficial) have used magnetic coils to apply a 3D magnetic field and stabilise instabilities in a spherical tokamak plasma for the first time 🧲 www.gov.uk/government/n...

We are delighted to now share with you the updated UK Fusion Materials Roadmap. UK Atomic Energy Authority – facilitated and co-funded by the Henry Royce Institute and EPSRC – brought together fusion materials experts. 👉To download, go to: ccfe.ukaea.uk/wp-content/u...

What are the benefits of fusion❓ Allow us to explain, in FUSION101 🎬 In our series of shorts, we explain more about how fusion energy works, its benefits, and even dispel a few myths. Follow @ukaeaofficial.bsky.social for more content. youtube.com/shorts/ZemeK...

⏯️This slow-motion video shows the inside of the JET tokamak during a shattered pellet injection (SPI) experiment. SPI is a technique to minimise the impact of disruptions – events where the hot fusion plasma in a tokamak can very rapidly lose its heat and electromagnetic energy.

🙌Congratulations to everyone who collected their GCSE results. At UKAEA we are always looking to the future. If you're interested in developing a career in fusion, engineering, or computer science, check out our Early Careers pages ▶️ careers.ukaea.uk/early-careers/

🤝UKAEA and Leading Universities Unite to Embed Fusion Robotics into Engineering Education. UKAEA is driving skills development through the FOSTER programme, which forms part of the UK Government’s Fusion Futures initiative. ➡️ race.ukaea.uk/ukaea-and-le...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has partnered with Idaho National Laboratory to jointly lead the NIFT-E (Neutron Irradiation as a Function of Temperature – Experiment) project, advancing the boundaries of materials testing. ➡️To read the case study, via ccfe.ukaea.uk/case-studies...

😎 UKAEA’s Fusion Technology Facility in South Yorkshire is holding its first public open day! 📆Sat 30 Aug 🕛10:00 - 16:00 🔁Share this post The event is suitable for all ages, offering hands-on science activities, work hall tours and engaging talks with UKAEA staff. ➡️ indico.ukaea.uk/event/535/ov...

Fusion of Talent: Celebrating the Many Roles of Women in Computing 🗓️ 4th November 2025 🔗 Explore the event, & submit an abstract (by 11 August): indico.ukaea.uk/event/532/ This one-day event, will feature inspiring talks, networking opportunities, and a vibrant poster session.

MAST-U (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak-Upgrade) team have been working hard on the fourth scientific campaign, reaching an impressive 1300 plasmas. 🌍This campaign is made up of over 50 experiments with over 100 scientists from 37 institutions worldwide! ➡️ ccfe.ukaea.uk/programmes/m...

💡What could be better than a lava lamp? How about a plasma lamp…sort of…. The base is 3D modelled from a JET Inner Guard Wall Limiter tile. The Stem is a working spare of a MASCOT gripper kindly donated by Remote Handling. Congratulations to everyone involved in the design.

UKAEA’s RACE2Mars team wins UKSEDS Olympus Rover Trials 🏆 The Trials, organised by UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, were held recently at Airbus Defence and Space’s Mars Yard. Full story➡️ ccfe.ukaea.uk/ukaeas-race2...

Day 2 at the Annual Fusion Teachers Conference has been packed with energy, inspiration, and collaboration! UKAEA is dedicated to supporting teachers with this conference, because the inspiration to pursue studies in STEM subjects, and ultimately a career in fusion energy, begins in the classroom🌟

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has begun using two additive manufacturing – or 3D printing – machines that use complementary methods to manufacture components for future fusion machines. ➡️ ccfe.ukaea.uk/ukaea-develo...

"The inclusion of fusion energy in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime is a clear indication of the government’s support for fusion." - Tim Bestwick, CEO, UK Atomic Energy Authority. www.gov.uk/government/n...

JET Decommissioning and Repurposing programme has completed its first demolition phase of work. These portacabins provided working space for JET operations, including offices, electronics labs stores, and a workshop. Find out more about➡️ ccfe.ukaea.uk/programmes/jet-decommissioning-and-repurposing

The @UKAEAofficial has launched the International Fellowships Scheme, an initiative to expand the global talent pool supporting the fusion industry. The first International Fellowships Scheme partner is Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. For more ➡️ ccfe.ukaea.uk/ukaea-launch...

We're so excited, and we just can't hide it! The countdown is on to the 62nd Culham Plasma Physics Summer School, starting in just seven days time. For further information on the Summer School, visit culhamsummerschool.org.uk

A collaboration between UKAEA, the UK’s national organisation responsible for the research & delivery of sustainable fusion energy, and space-tech innovator, Space Solar, has shown robotic technology could build infrastructure in space without human intervention. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E6n...

We've reached over 80,000 followers on @linkedin.com! 🤩 Our LinkedIn page continues to provide important and exciting information emanating from UKAEA, as well as the wider fusion energy sector. Thank you to everyone following our profile. 🙌

UKAEA and the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) are pushing the boundaries of fusion energy! Recently, robotics experts gathered in the UK for the 3rd IRIS workshop - advancing remote maintenance technologies for the extreme environments inside tokamaks.

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌍 Fusion energy promises to be a safe, low carbon and sustainable part of the world's energy supply ⚛ Want to find out more about fusion? Here's a one-minute explainer ⬇ youtube.com/shorts/lXu5j...

🎶'The Fusion Energy Playlist'🎶 We've set up an amazing (in our opinion) playlist of fusion energy-related songs on #Spotify. We're always looking to add to it, so reply with your suggestions and we'll add a few of them to the playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/7mn...

📰 Fusion's proponents describe the opportunity to dominate what is set to become a £30trn sector as the 'UK's Nasa moment' - @theipaper.com ➡ inews.co.uk/news/politic... @energygovuk l @steptofusion.bsky.social

UK Atomic Energy Authority welcomed British musician, comedian and TV star, Bill Bailey, to Culham Campus to explore the vital research being undertaken to advance fusion energy. 📽 Mr Bailey also recorded a fireside chat with Dr Joe Milnes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FS1... #science

🚨 APPLICATION DEADLINE 9th May (for York) 🚨 Now in its 4th year, the Fusion Industry School offers a two-part fusion training programme aimed at providing an overview of the current progress and challenges. ➡ Further information: fusion-cdt.ac.uk/fusion-indus...

Introducing the RACE Annual: Advancing Robotics and AI for a Sustainable Future. The RACE Annual is a comprehensive report showcasing RACE’s pivotal contributions to robotics and artificial intelligence (RAI) in support of fusion energy and other environments. ➡ race.ukaea.uk/.../download...

🕰 #ThrowbackThursday to the early interior of the Joint European Torus (JET) in 1984. This image shows the vacuum vessel and the first radio frequency antenna being installed. #science #netzero #climatechange #engineering #stem #fusionenergy

Improve your knowledge of fusion energy, and UKAEA in general, by visiting our YouTube Channel! From short 'explainer' videos (seriously, less than 1-minute long!), to more in-depth content - we've got you covered! Follow the link to take a look. 😊 www.youtube.com/@UKAEAoffici...

This little ball of plasma is made by a ‘fusor’ - an early fusion energy machine design 🌍 It would never make fusion on a large-scale, but given the right input it can produce very small-scale fusion! We keep it for educational purposes, to help us demonstrate how fusion works. #science #stem

New Case Study! 'Simvue Enhances IFC’s Fire Safety Simulations with Real-Time Tracking' is now available on our website ➡ ccfe.ukaea.uk/case-studies... Simvue was developed by the Computing Division at the UKAEA to address the complexities in monitoring and tracking simulations in fusion research.

Discovered completely by accident, our engineers managed to recreate fusion experiments using the sewer system found beneath our very feet. We can now generate plasma without the need for the high temperatures – which is why you can see a group of engineers standing next to it! #AprilFoolsDay

MAST Upgrade is the UK’s national fusion experiment. Based on the original MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak) machine, which ran from 2000 - 2013, it has been rebuilt to enable higher performance – longer pulses, increased heating power and a stronger magnetic field ➡ ccfe.ukaea.uk/programmes/m...

🔍 How would a tokamak look if you could see through to the plasma fuel inside it? These glass render images of JET answer the question.

UKAEA recently held its first Fusion Engineering Academy at Culham Campus near Oxford. The professional development training was specifically designed for engineers and scientists to advance their expertise and enhance their understanding of fusion engineering. Find out more ➡ bit.ly/4l1jX7t

Recently, representatives from the @iaeaorg.bsky.social visited the UKAEA’s Culham Campus site. Guests were given tours of JET, MAST-U (the UK’s national fusion experiment) & our Materials Research Facility, before visiting RACE. To find out more about any of these areas ➡ ccfe.ukaea.uk

🤝 UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK’s national organisation responsible for the research and delivery of sustainable fusion energy, and Eni, enter into a collaboration agreement to jointly conduct research and development activities in the field of fusion energy. ccfe.ukaea.uk/eni-and-ukae...

Lasers4MaaS aims to address the pressing need for sustainable and efficient manufacturing solutions. It will build on the concept of servitisation of manufacturing resources to produce on-demand customised products with high quality, flexibility and short lead times. ➡ race.ukaea.uk/lasers4maas-...

The Fusion Technology Group at UKAEA is spearheading an innovative approach to engineering design validation through the Virtual Qualification Framework. The Case Study, ‘Pioneering Smart Engineering: UKAEA’s Virtual Qualification Framework’, is available to read ➡ ccfe.ukaea.uk/case-studies...

''World's largest' fusion fuel facility to be built' - BBC News 'United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Italian energy company Eni have partnered to construct the facility - thought to be the world's largest - at the Culham science campus in Oxfordshire.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🌍 Eni and @ukaeaofficial to build the world’s largest and most advanced tritium fuel cycle facility. 🤝 For further details on this news, including a graphic of H3AT Tritium Loop Facility Plant & Building, go to ccfe.ukaea.uk/eni-and-ukae...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on joint research in robotics and autonomous systems. Full story➡ ccfe.ukaea.uk/ukaea-and-f-...

We are engineering futures! 🔧 Helping to inspire and shape the next generation is crucial for the future workforce. That’s why we brought together 30 young women from two local schools to attend our Women in Engineering event. For info about outreach opportunities: ccfe.ukaea.uk/about-ccfe/v...

Congratulations to Professor Sir Ian Chapman, who has been appointed next CEO of UK Research and Innovation (@ukri.org)... For more on this breaking news, follow the link ccfe.ukaea.uk/professor-si...

Congratulations to Professor Sir Ian Chapman, who has been appointed next CEO of UK Research and Innovation... ➡ For more on this breaking news, go to ccfe.ukaea.uk/professor-si...

"The experience I have here, as an Apprentice, will set me up for my future career" - Sophie, Level 3 UKAEA Apprentice. As part of National Apprenticeship Week, taking place this week, we'll be posting a selection of videos featuring UKAEA Apprentices. youtu.be/IUGjnq3B6Gs #NAW2025 #SkillsForLife

Scientists and engineers from eight nations have carried out a project using lasers on the Joint European Torus (JET) to study fusion fuel retention. ➡ For more on this story, and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), visit ccfe.ukaea.uk/laser-demons...

This slow-motion video shows the inside of the JET tokamak during a shattered pellet injection (SPI) experiment. SPI is a technique to minimise the impact of disruptions – events where hot fusion plasma can very rapidly lose its heat and electromagnetic energy on to the structures surrounding it.

🍿 Every hit movie deserves a sequel... StarMakers 2, takes you behind-the-scenes at the Joint European Torus (JET) during its final year of groundbreaking scientific operations. 📅 23 Jan 2025 ⌚ 18:15 📍 Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot, OX11 7NE ➡ www.cornerstone-arts.org/whats/ukaea-...