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⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ Yesterday I was like the proverbial child in a sweet shop / candy store! Alongside Energy Institute President Andy Brown OBE and Technical & Innovation Director Martin Maeso, I had the pleasure of visiting UK Atomic Energy Authority at Culham, including a visit to the world's first and longest-running fusion facility (JET). The work being undertaken by UK Atomic Energy Authority is truly extraordinary and world leading. Beyond working on commercialising fusion energy, the team are undertaking incredible work on materials science, advanced robotics and computer simulation. All of this is genuine UK leadership and testament to the team led so ably by Prof Ian Chapman. A HUGE thank you to Tim Bestwick, Celestine Cheong, Nick Sykes, Nick Holloway, Valerie Jamieson, Prof Amy Gandy, James Cowan and Fernanda Rimini for hosting us and sharing your expertise. The Energy Institute looks forward to supporting your incredible work, alongside Sustainable Markets Initiative
What the UKAEA have achieved in Culham, but also the ambition they have with STEP to build a Grid Scale Fusion reactor in West Burton has the potential to transform our energy system. A real honour to visit the JET facility and explore the breadth and depth of their ground breaking development work.
Pleasure to meet you and colleagues - glad you enjoyed the visit.
It was a delight to show you around the Materials Research Facility. I feel we could have talked for hours on material challenges for fusion 🥰
Pleasure hosting you Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE ! Speak soon.
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