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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

Last updated Jul 6, 2026

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↳ UK Fusion Energy (UKIFS)Projects: 3Jobs: 34News: 28Publications: 53Articles: 2
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Founding Year

1954

Location

United Kingdom flag Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

News

Oxford Sigma Thermally Commissions Tritium Extraction System with UKAEA LIBRTI

Sep 28, 2026 • Oxford Sigma

UK aims to build on fusion research record to establish industrial base

Sep 28, 2026 • World Nuclear News

Kyoto Fusioneering announces strategic investment of up to £3m in UK fusion energy sector to boost breeder blanket technology

Sep 15, 2026 • kyotofusioneering.com

STEP Fusion partners with INFINITY to shape UK advanced manufacturing capability

Sep 15, 2026 • Step Fusion

UK and US fusion strike partnership to accelerate clean energy

Sep 13, 2026 • GOV.UK

Astral Systems opens commercial access to fusion testing

Aug 27, 2026 • Nuclear Industry Association

£5m backing to bring world leading fusion technology test rigs to Rotherham

Aug 19, 2026 • rotherham business news

Detritiation facility reopens at Culham

Aug 18, 2026 • World Nuclear News

UKAEA spins out Singular Machines

Aug 17, 2026 • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

MIT develops framework for assessing economics of fusion

Aug 12, 2026 • World Nuclear News

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Publications

First measurements of ion-scale turbulence with the upgraded beam emission spectroscopy diagnostic in MAST Upgrade

Sep 28, 2026 • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Whole Plant Design, Integration, and Build

Sep 23, 2026 • Journal of Fusion Energy

Global Gyrokinetic Simulations of Electromagnetic Turbulence in STEP

Sep 22, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion

The poloidal fuelling location and its effect on the pedestal and H-mode plasma performance in MAST Upgrade

Sep 21, 2026 • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Extension of the RAPDENS Control-Oriented Model with a Scrape-Off Layer Particle Balance Model for ASDEX Upgrade and ITER

Sep 21, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion

Mechanism of Ionization Avalanche in Tokamak Microwave Gas Breakdown

Sep 18, 2026 • arXiv (physics.plasm-ph)

Investigation of the magnetic flux pumping effect in MAST Upgrade

Sep 15, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion

BLUEMIRA: a modular, open-source framework for designing tokamak fusion reactors

Sep 10, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion

Further development of JADE as a tool for validation and verification of nuclear data libraries and particle transport codes

Sep 7, 2026 • Nuclear Fusion

Neutron measurements with VERDI detectors in the long term irradiation station at JET tokamak during Deuterium-Tritium operation

Sep 4, 2026 • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

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Articles

Confinement Time: August 2026

August 31, 2026 Opinion Analysis

CFS Joins the UKAEA's LIBRTI Tritium-Breeding Program

July 01, 2026 Analysis

Projects

LIBRTI

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Description

LIBRTI is a £220 million UK government initiative that aims to demonstrate net tritium production – a vital capability for commercializing fusion energy that means fusion power plants can produce enough of this fuel component to cover their own use.

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ZETA

1957 - 1968

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Funding Provided (Investment)

April 20, 2026

roundFunding Round
FundedFirst Light Fusion
AnnouncementFunding Round: First Light Fusion announces £25m of new funding

Funding Provided (Nondilutive)

February 19, 2025

programLIBRTI
FundedUniversity of Birmingham
AnnouncementLIBRTI: Lithium ceramic breeder with tritium detection for neutron sources

May 15, 2024

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedUniversity of Liverpool
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Molecular Cage Materials for Hydrogen Isotope Separation

May 15, 2024

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedUniversity of Manchester
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: DBO-IM: Design, Build and Operation of Fusion Power Plants in the Industrial Metaverse

May 15, 2024

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedAqSorption
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: A project to efficiently separate hydrogen isotopes via graphene molecular sieves for use cases with the fusion sector.

May 15, 2024

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedUniversity of Bristol
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Studying Tritium in Diamond Energy Structures (STRIDES)

May 15, 2024

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedIS-Instruments
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Gas Raman Detection of Tritium (GRADE)

May 15, 2024

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedFull Matrix
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Development of Digital Tools to Enable Remote Ultrasonic Inspection of Fusion Reactor In- Vessel Components

December 14, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedFrazer-Nash
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Lithium Enrichment Prototype Project (LEPDOS)

December 14, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedUniversity of Bristol
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: LIBRA – Lithium Breeder Advancement through materials manufacture and testing

December 14, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedUniversity of Manchester
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Demonstration of a Viable Process for Li-6 Enrichment to Support Tritium Breeding

December 14, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedUniversity of Edinburgh
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Development of efficient continuous tritium capture and gaseous release through chemical control

December 14, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedBangor University
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Lithium Isotope Microorganism Enrichment – LiME

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
Funded3-Sci
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: UHTEDS

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedTWI
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Coreflow

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedOxford Sigma
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Lithium Testing Facility by Oxford Sigma for Fusion

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedTWI
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Coldspray Additive Manufacture

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedDuality Quantum Photonics
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: TRONN

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedCalGavin
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Critical heat flux shifter and wall temperature reduction device

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedFull Matrix
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Prototype for remote in situ monitoring of complex fusion supply pipe

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedAlloyed
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: RAMP-UP

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedUniversity of Birmingham
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: FATHOM2

December 6, 2023

programFusion Industry Programme
FundedJacobs
AnnouncementFusion Industry Programme: Liquid Lithium Test Facility

Jobs

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Facilities & Business Support Coordinator

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Business

£32k

Full-time

Found 15 hours ago

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STRIDE – Advanced Specialist HPC Computational Engineer – Nuclear

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Software EngineeringNuclear Engineering

£57k

Full-time

Found 3 days ago

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STRIDE-Computational Scientist

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Physics

£43k

Full-time

Found 3 days ago

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Senior Cost Controller

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Finance

£71k

Full-time

Found 4 days ago

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Senior Project Manager

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Project Management

£71k

Full-time

Found 6 days ago

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STRIDE-Computational Scientist

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Physics

£43k

Full-time

Found 6 days ago

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Finance Business Partner

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Finance

£51k

Full-time

Found 8 days ago

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Onboarding and Integration Partner

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Nottingham, United Kingdom

People & HR

Full-time

Found 8 days ago

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People Business Partner

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Nottingham, United Kingdom

People & HR

Full-time

Found 8 days ago

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Talent Development Manager

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Nottingham, United Kingdom

People & HR

Full-time

Found 8 days ago

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Legal Counsel (Property & Planning)

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Legal

Full-time

Found 10 days ago

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EDI and Wellbeing Advisor

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

People & HR

£40k

Full-time

Found 12 days ago

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STRIDE – Principal HPC Computational Engineer

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Software Engineering

£71k

Full-time

Found 12 days ago

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Data Governance and Protection Lead

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Software Engineering

£57k

Full-time

Found 17 days ago

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Early Careers Specialist

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

People & HR

£51k

Full-time

Found 17 days ago

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Chief Development Officer

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Business

Full-time

Found 19 days ago

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Commercial Property Manager

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Business

£51k

Full-time

Found 21 days ago

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Electrical CAD Team Leader

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Electrical Engineering

£57k

Full-time

Found a month ago

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Senior Platform Engineer

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Software Engineering

£57k

Full-time

Found a month ago

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Commercial Procurement Manager

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Supply Chain

£56k

Full-time

Found a month ago

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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority logo

Founding Year

1954

Location

United Kingdom flag Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

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