Magnetic Research Fusion Programme 2019-2022
Lead Research Organisation:
CCFE/UKAEA
Department Name: Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Abstract
CCFE's mission is to harness the fusion process that powers the sun by using magnetic fields in order to develop a large-scale carbon-free energy source and position the UK to be a leading provider in the international fusion energy economy. Fusion has the potential to be an important component of the portfolio of measures needed to ensure a secure, environmentally responsible, supply of energy. CCFE is a major player in a global collaboration aimed at producing a commercial-scale fusion demonstration reactor (DEMO), which will be preceded by the demonstration of the first self-sustaining plasmas in ITER, the next-step international fusion experiment under construction in France. CCFE operates the world's largest tokamak, JET, under contract to EURATOM, as well as being pioneers of the spherical tokamak, with an exciting upgrade to the UK facility MAST becoming operational in 2017. JET is unarguably the best facility for preparation for ITER, whilst MAST Upgrade is a uniquely capable machine for understanding and developing ways to exhaust the heat in DEMO. This strength in tokamak physics is complemented by growing, internationally-leading programmes in materials science, fusion technology and remote maintenance.
The CCFE strategy is aligned with the EU fusion programme, with all the science and technology benefits that brings, as well as access to facilities and substantial EU funding leveraged by our UK funding. The JET contribution supported by this grant (~£9M pa) leverages the JET Operating Contract worth ~£45M pa. Furthermore, we expect the remainder of the programme to leverage nearly 40% extra funding from the EU.
Whilst the successful operation of ITER remains the first major goal of the fusion community, there are big issues for realising fusion electricity in materials and technology. These are also the areas with greater synergies with other fields. Reflecting this, the UK has invested ~£10M via NNUF (National Nuclear User Facility) in a nuclear Materials Research Facility (MRF), opened at CCFE in 2016. The MRF is aligned with, and will receive funding from, the Sir Henry Royce Institute materials initiative. Fusion and fission materials science and technology capabilities have grown in both theory & modelling, experiments and manufacturing. We are growing a programme in materials technology (including advanced manufacturing and component prototyping) with several universities and industrial partners. The Oxford City Deal has provided ~£10M for a new building for the centre for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE), opened in 2016, building on expertise from maintenance of JET for spin-out to other industries as well as keeping the UK at the forefront of fusion remote maintenance. Further opportunities arising from collaborations with non-fusion fields such as fission, aerospace and data-intensive computing through H2020 projects are being exploited, to mutual benefit.
The four main drivers of our programme are (i) to ensure a leading position for the UK in the first burning plasmas in ITER; (ii) to develop integrated nuclear fusion power plant designs; (iii) to innovate in order to drive down the capital and operational cost of fusion reactors; and (iv) to exploit synergies to further UK interests and develop UK skills and growth. Finally, we will maintain our excellent apprentice training (the Oxford Advanced Skills centre is due to open in 2017) and PhD supervision, whilst increasing our post-doc intake to provide a career path for development of the ITER generation, benefitting from the top students trained in the UK.
The CCFE strategy is aligned with the EU fusion programme, with all the science and technology benefits that brings, as well as access to facilities and substantial EU funding leveraged by our UK funding. The JET contribution supported by this grant (~£9M pa) leverages the JET Operating Contract worth ~£45M pa. Furthermore, we expect the remainder of the programme to leverage nearly 40% extra funding from the EU.
Whilst the successful operation of ITER remains the first major goal of the fusion community, there are big issues for realising fusion electricity in materials and technology. These are also the areas with greater synergies with other fields. Reflecting this, the UK has invested ~£10M via NNUF (National Nuclear User Facility) in a nuclear Materials Research Facility (MRF), opened at CCFE in 2016. The MRF is aligned with, and will receive funding from, the Sir Henry Royce Institute materials initiative. Fusion and fission materials science and technology capabilities have grown in both theory & modelling, experiments and manufacturing. We are growing a programme in materials technology (including advanced manufacturing and component prototyping) with several universities and industrial partners. The Oxford City Deal has provided ~£10M for a new building for the centre for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE), opened in 2016, building on expertise from maintenance of JET for spin-out to other industries as well as keeping the UK at the forefront of fusion remote maintenance. Further opportunities arising from collaborations with non-fusion fields such as fission, aerospace and data-intensive computing through H2020 projects are being exploited, to mutual benefit.
The four main drivers of our programme are (i) to ensure a leading position for the UK in the first burning plasmas in ITER; (ii) to develop integrated nuclear fusion power plant designs; (iii) to innovate in order to drive down the capital and operational cost of fusion reactors; and (iv) to exploit synergies to further UK interests and develop UK skills and growth. Finally, we will maintain our excellent apprentice training (the Oxford Advanced Skills centre is due to open in 2017) and PhD supervision, whilst increasing our post-doc intake to provide a career path for development of the ITER generation, benefitting from the top students trained in the UK.
Planned Impact
Supporting a world leading R&D programme in magnetic confinement will position the UK at the forefront of the future fusion energy economy, which has the potential to provide abundant, carbon-free energy. Whilst the EU roadmap is to have the first fusion electricity produced 20 years after ITER reaches Q=10, the CCFE programme makes valuable near-term contributions to UK prosperity, in economic growth, the UK skills base and reducing cost and risk of nuclear power:
Economic Growth - ITER represents a continuing opportunity for the UK, and CCFE will assist UK industry to win contracts. To date, EUR400M has been awarded to UK industry, most of which has been facilitated by our sector-specific world-leading expertise. We are targeting EUR1bn for the UK from ITER. In the future, DEMO represents a new opportunity for UK industry - at present the work is likely to be mainly part-funded and EPSRC funds are needed to establish the UK position in future fully-funded opportunities for industry. China has also announced its intention to develop an ITER-scale device called CFETR (Chinese Fusion Energy Test Reactor) rapidly. CCFE has established relations with key Chinese fusion labs who particularly value our expertise in robotics and materials. Our fusion connections with China provide a gateway to fission opportunities.
By helping to secure ITER contracts for UK industrial partners we will transfer technology and know-how into the industrial supply line, increasing capability for developing/supplying fusion power stations as well as a vehicle to transfer fusion technology into other markets, such as fission, aerospace, and oil & gas. We are pursuing opportunities for spin-offs from fusion to other fields, notably in materials and robotics.
Skills - UKAEA has key R&D nuclear skills, recognised in the Beddington review of 2013 following a House of Lords inquiry. Our programme tackles key technology issues for the next steps in fusion which are relevant to fission new-build, including design opportunities for Small Modular Reactors and next generation fission reactors. Training is also a major focus, with strong links to several CDTs (notably in fusion led by York) contributing to training the next generation of fusion scientists and technologists. UKAEA itself also has an outstanding apprentice programme (winning many national awards) and a significant programme in training graduate engineers.
Finally, we will contribute to the EPSRC mission to "Generate public awareness, Communicate research outcomes, and Encourage public engagement and dialogue" through (i) Public outreach - we hold open events at Culham for up to 1000 people per year; attend local (Oxfordshire) and National Science Festivals (aspiring to exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition in the grant period); give external talks; guide ~200 visits to CCFE per year; increase social media presence (Twitter, Facebook) and host websites (www.ukaea.uk; www.ccfe.ac.uk, etc); (ii) Education outreach - our dedicated schools days allow up to 2000 KS4 students to visit Culham whilst the Sun Dome activity (originally funded by EPSRC grants) will continue to visit KS2 (primary) pupils. New KS3 (11-14 year old secondary students) activities soon to be launched, based on an interactive fusion website with virtual tours, video content etc.; (iii) Public Affairs - we will continue to visit and brief key UK and European stakeholders; and (iv) Media - we will accommodate most media requests for interviews and filming to disseminate UK research worldwide.
Economic Growth - ITER represents a continuing opportunity for the UK, and CCFE will assist UK industry to win contracts. To date, EUR400M has been awarded to UK industry, most of which has been facilitated by our sector-specific world-leading expertise. We are targeting EUR1bn for the UK from ITER. In the future, DEMO represents a new opportunity for UK industry - at present the work is likely to be mainly part-funded and EPSRC funds are needed to establish the UK position in future fully-funded opportunities for industry. China has also announced its intention to develop an ITER-scale device called CFETR (Chinese Fusion Energy Test Reactor) rapidly. CCFE has established relations with key Chinese fusion labs who particularly value our expertise in robotics and materials. Our fusion connections with China provide a gateway to fission opportunities.
By helping to secure ITER contracts for UK industrial partners we will transfer technology and know-how into the industrial supply line, increasing capability for developing/supplying fusion power stations as well as a vehicle to transfer fusion technology into other markets, such as fission, aerospace, and oil & gas. We are pursuing opportunities for spin-offs from fusion to other fields, notably in materials and robotics.
Skills - UKAEA has key R&D nuclear skills, recognised in the Beddington review of 2013 following a House of Lords inquiry. Our programme tackles key technology issues for the next steps in fusion which are relevant to fission new-build, including design opportunities for Small Modular Reactors and next generation fission reactors. Training is also a major focus, with strong links to several CDTs (notably in fusion led by York) contributing to training the next generation of fusion scientists and technologists. UKAEA itself also has an outstanding apprentice programme (winning many national awards) and a significant programme in training graduate engineers.
Finally, we will contribute to the EPSRC mission to "Generate public awareness, Communicate research outcomes, and Encourage public engagement and dialogue" through (i) Public outreach - we hold open events at Culham for up to 1000 people per year; attend local (Oxfordshire) and National Science Festivals (aspiring to exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition in the grant period); give external talks; guide ~200 visits to CCFE per year; increase social media presence (Twitter, Facebook) and host websites (www.ukaea.uk; www.ccfe.ac.uk, etc); (ii) Education outreach - our dedicated schools days allow up to 2000 KS4 students to visit Culham whilst the Sun Dome activity (originally funded by EPSRC grants) will continue to visit KS2 (primary) pupils. New KS3 (11-14 year old secondary students) activities soon to be launched, based on an interactive fusion website with virtual tours, video content etc.; (iii) Public Affairs - we will continue to visit and brief key UK and European stakeholders; and (iv) Media - we will accommodate most media requests for interviews and filming to disseminate UK research worldwide.
Organisations
- CCFE/UKAEA (Lead Research Organisation)
- Lodestar Research Corporation (Collaboration)
- South East Physics Network (Collaboration)
- EUROfusion (Collaboration)
- LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Manchester University (Collaboration)
- Warsaw University of Technology (Collaboration)
- University of Surrey (Collaboration)
- National Nuclear Laboratory (Collaboration)
- TWI The Welding Institue (Collaboration)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- University of Warwick (Collaboration)
- Rolls Royce Group Plc (Collaboration)
- University of California, Berkeley (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- National Composites Centre (NCC) (Collaboration)
- University of Bath (Collaboration)
- Heriot-Watt University (Collaboration)
- Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- Ministry of Defence (Collaboration)
- Villanova University (Collaboration)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Collaboration)
- Lancaster University (Collaboration)
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- Florida International University (FIU) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) (Collaboration)
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA (Collaboration)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- University of Texas at Austin (Collaboration)
- CEA Saclay (Collaboration)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- Princeton University (Collaboration)
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (Collaboration)
- University of California, Irvine (Collaboration)
- University of Lille (Collaboration)
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Collaboration)
- University of California (Collaboration)
- Columbia University (Collaboration)
- Jacobs Engineering Group (Collaboration)
- QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Oxford Lasers Ltd (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- National Centre for Nuclear Research (Collaboration)
- First Light Fusion Ltd (Collaboration)
- University of Helsinki (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol (Collaboration)
- Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (Collaboration)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (Collaboration)
- Archer Tehnicoat Ltd (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (Collaboration)
- Edwards (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- Reaction Engines (Collaboration)
- General Atomics (Collaboration)
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD (Collaboration)
- NUCLEAR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CENTRE (Collaboration)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (Collaboration)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Arcon (Collaboration)
- BANGOR UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF YORK (Collaboration)
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (Collaboration)
- Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Ian Chapman (Principal Investigator) | |
| Sue Manhood (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Buller S
(2019)
The importance of the classical channel in the impurity transport of optimized stellarators
in Journal of Plasma Physics
Buller S
(2019)
Optimization of flux-surface density variation in stellarator plasmas with respect to the transport of collisional impurities
in Nuclear Fusion
Bustos Ramirez G
(2021)
Edge harmonic oscillations in plasmas with a separatrix and the effect of edge magnetic shear
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Butters D
(2021)
Exploring Effects of Information Filtering With a VR Interface for Multi-Robot Supervision.
in Frontiers in robotics and AI
Cackett A
(2021)
Effects of radiation damage and precipitate distribution on micro-pillar compression testing of irradiated CuCrZr
in Journal of Nuclear Materials
Caliskanelli I
(2021)
Engineering Interoperable, Plug-and-Play, Distributed, Robotic Control Systems for Futureproof Fusion Power Plants
in Robotics
Caliskanelli I
(2021)
Software Engineering for Robotics
Cannas B
(2019)
Towards an automatic filament detector with a Faster R-CNN on MAST-U
in Fusion Engineering and Design
Carter M
(2022)
On the influence of microstructure on the neutron irradiation response of HIPed SA508 steel for nuclear applications
in Journal of Nuclear Materials
| Description | This award has delivered a wide range of discoveries that contribute to the development of fusion as a future sustainable source of power generation, in areas of plasma physics, materials science, tritium science, advanced simulation, technology and engineering design. These are summarised in >100 publications per year (journal papers, conference papers, and reports), many as part of EUROfusion research programmes, and many with our staff as first authors. See https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/resources/#publications for a full list. Selected examples of key findings achieved across the period of this award are: • Achievement of world-record fusion performance in deuterium-tritium plasmas in JET as part of the EUROfusion programme, delivering wide ranging results and impact to guide the development of plasmas for ITER. • Completed the assembly and commissioning of the new MAST Upgrade device, and then demonstrated experimentally that the globally unique 'Super-X' advanced divertor configuration can reduce the peak heat flux incident on the surfaces of the device by over ten times, a remarkable improvement opening the path to compact fusion powerplants • Developed a mathematical formalism and numerical methods to link material defect microstructures with macroscopic stresses in fusion reactor components during operation, leading to the formulation of the first fully multiscale model for radiation-induced damage in fusion components • Instigated a widespread acceptance that remote maintenance is "device defining and mission critical" for fusion power plant design, having completed detailed engineering design of various maintenance strategies for the crucial 'blanket' technology of a fusion power plant, and developed a maintenance duration calculator • Established detailed structural design codes for fusion and the accompanying qualification methodology for materials and novel joining, producing a materials handbook with over 22,000 data entries from over >30 novel materials needed in the EU-DEMO power plant design such as EUROFER97, Tungsten reinforced copper alloys and others • By utilising design methodology borrowed from aerospace, designed and manufactured four "thermal break" divertor mock-ups that all successfully passed a series of high heat flux test including 500 cycles at 20MW/m2 as needed in fusion powerplants |
| Exploitation Route | Please see narrative impact section |
| Sectors | Energy |
| URL | https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/resources/#publications |
| Description | The benefits of the UK fusion programme extend well beyond scientific/technological impact by (i) providing the UK contribution to essential roles in international programmes, (ii) inspiring the next generation and providing skills and facilities for industry to thrive, (iii) by supporting industry in fusion and adjacent sectors to grow their business and support high quality jobs, and (iv) convening and enabling a network of researchers in UK universities. International During the grant, the UK government have agreed an association to the Euratom Research and Training programme whereby "the United Kingdom shall participate as an associated country in all parts of the Euratom Programme under equivalent conditions as those applicable to Euratom legal entities." This means that the UK remains a consortium member of EUROfusion - the largest scientific consortium grant issued by the European Commission - and our programme remains aligned to many of the priorities in the EUROfusion roadmap. Within this grant period, UKAEA provided 25% of the leadership roles, notably in scientific exploitation on JET and other European devices as well as in remote maintenance and has seconded individuals to a number of key roles, for example in 2021 the DEMO chief engineer was been selected from UKAEA. ITER have relied on results from this programme in a number of areas. The top research issue for ITER is developing mitigation systems for a major loss of control of the plasma which in the worst case could result in >10T forces on the machine. On JET a novel shattered pellet injection system has been delivered and tested with ITER and US partners (pictured to the right), a unique test of a safety-critical system for ITER. Skills and outreach UKAEA benefits from many strong collaborations with universities, both domestically and internationally, enabled by this award. At the same time, universities benefit through a wide range of challenging undergraduate, masters and doctoral projects, involvement in EUROfusion, and our lectures to undergraduate and post-graduate courses. The current grant has enabled us to leverage EUROfusion support for over 100 PhD students from 21 universities with many more PhD students nationwide and internationally are supported by UKAEA expertise. Public acceptance of fusion is strong, with the latest government survey showing 83% of respondents who knew about fusion support its development. We continue to operate an extensive public outreach programme supported by this grant - in 2020/21, we ran 65 virtual events reaching over 5,500 individuals. Industry and economic growth Our strong partnership with industry has helped UK firms to deliver €650M of contracts for ITER, with 45 UK companies now involved in ITER contracts, including some of the most influential, such as the Construction Management-as-Agent led by Jacobs and the Architect Engineer led by Atkins. Through this grant we sustain a research capability in many areas, and a breadth which makes us unique, allowing us to sub-contract or advise UK industry when bidding for work - in some cases this enables their pre-qualification and in most cases it helps their delivery. The participation of industry in the UK fusion programme has increased dramatically in the last grant period, from around 100 suppliers and partners to over 1000. Our industrial partners played a major role in MAST Upgrade, with 90% of contracts placed in the UK supply chain, and are now delivering new first-of-a-kind facilities, such as H3AT and Chimera that will be utilised in the next grant period. Convening a national programme The UK fusion programme works with over 30 universities (50 departments) to mutual benefit, gaining expertise in fields such as superconductivity and digital engineering, and better links to adjacent research fields. Through UKAEA, UK Universities have leveraged access to £15M of EUROfusion funding and are able to participate in EUROfusion work packages. Several have appointed new academics who are making fusion a core part of their career (e.g. Birmingham, Lancaster, Manchester, Oxford, Bristol, Swansea, York) and some have staff who have won highly competitive UKRI, RAEng and EUROfusion fellowships and other grants. Involvement of universities will expand further in the next grant period; discussions with a number of universities are at an advanced, though still confidential, stage concerning new academic appointments in fusion. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Title | Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) from CuCrZr coupons and componets: data |
| Description | SANS data reduced, radially-averaged to 1D and normalised for effective sample thickness for CuCrZr coupons, manufacturing mock-ups and test mock-ups. Raw data were collected at ISIS Pulsed Neutron & Muon Source on SANS2D (doi:10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1900098) and ZOOM (doi:10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1920008). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Small_Angle_Neutron_Scattering_SANS_from_CuCrZr_coupons_and_co... |
| Title | Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) from CuCrZr coupons and componets: data |
| Description | SANS data reduced, radially-averaged to 1D and normalised for effective sample thickness for CuCrZr coupons, manufacturing mock-ups and test mock-ups. Raw data were collected at ISIS Pulsed Neutron & Muon Source on SANS2D (doi:10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1900098) and ZOOM (doi:10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1920008). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Small_Angle_Neutron_Scattering_SANS_from_CuCrZr_coupons_and_co... |
| Description | "IAEA: CRP towards the standardisation of SSTT Small punch standardisation committees " |
| Organisation | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Small-scale tensile test of Eu97, T91 and F82H (SSJ3 geometry) at room temperature and 300C. Mini-CT pre-cracking and frature toughness measurements |
| Collaborator Contribution | Round robin measurements and methods shared between 7 international partners |
| Impact | Standardisation of small-scale mechanical tests, input to new standards which are validated on small test specimens |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | 3D Response & Control |
| Organisation | General Atomics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Fine control of flux surfaces is critical for MAST-U boundary experiments, including control of the X-point, vertical displacements, ?rsep (a measure of up-down plasma shape imbalance), and the Super-X divertor. To achieve this, the MAST-U plasma control system (PCS), which is derived from the GA PCS that is in active use by devices around the world, would be upgraded to provide routine real-time equilibrium reconstruction and Isoflux shape control. The GA Toksys suite of control design tools, a mature toolbox developed and utilized by GA staff to build controllers for tokamaks worldwide, would be expanded to incorporate the MAST-U system description to enable shape controller design and simulation, and vertical control studies would be undertaken to optimize vertical stability in MAST-U. With these tools in hand, precision X-point and strike point control, which have been demonstrated to provide control to mm-accuracy at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility (DIII-D), would be implemented on MAST-U. Real-time divertor detachment control, recently achieved on DIII-D, would also be implemented to facilitate MAST-U divertor studies. The DIII-D Small Angle Slot and MAST-U Super-X divertor programs are well-aligned in their pursuit of optimal magnetic geometries in highly-closed volumes, while their substantially different aspect ratios allow for the validation of key divertor physics concepts, such as the importance of toroidal flux expansion and flaring to detachment and detachment control. The extensive divertor diagnostic suite at MAST-U would be used to measure the individual contributions to divertor power dissipation. These loss rates would then be compared to typical rates employed in predictive models, such as the Scrape-off Layer Plasma Simulation code. The balance of target power loads with changes to ?rsep would also be studied. The erosion and re-deposition of localized high-Z samples in different divertor configurations would be measured and used to benchmark models (such as ERO) to better understand tungsten sources in future large-scale devices. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Advanced scattering techniques for investigation of radiation damage in nuclear fusion materials |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | 50/50 funded through STEP |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor / PhD |
| Impact | How to better utilise scattering techniques to assess material properties/performance. Papers x4 planned |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Advancing the physics basis for prediction and control of spherical tokamaks via experimental investigation of energetic ion driven instabilities and validation of simulations |
| Organisation | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The goals of the proposed research are to experimentally investigate the effects of energetic ion-driven instabilities on the energetic ions themselves and on the bulk plasma in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak Upgrade (MAST-U), and to validate the physics models of leading codes (e.g. HAGIS, HALO, HYM, GTC) that simulate the processes involved. The proposed research addresses the objectives of the MAST-U program, which seeks to break new ground in neutral beam heating and current drive in the spherical tokamak (ST) configuration. Energetic ions from neutral beams excite instabilities, or modes, across a broad range of frequencies, and the resulting transport can affect both heating and current drive. The investigation will extend from low frequency modes, including reverse shear (RSAE) and toroidicity-induced Alfvén eigenmodes (TAE) to high frequency modes, including global (GAE) and compressional (CAE) Alfvén eigenmodes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provide experimental and theoretical support to achieve objectives |
| Impact | Collaboration is still active |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | An Investigation into the Potential for the Development of a Tritium Production Industry to service Fusion Power Plants for Electricity and Industrial Heat Production |
| Organisation | Bangor University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Fusion CDT & STEP funded PhD |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor / PhD |
| Impact | improved understanding of the technologies that can plug gaps in the tritium needs for next-stage fusion reactors |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Application and characterisation of coatings using CVD |
| Organisation | Archer Tehnicoat Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Funding to produce and characterise coatings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Manufacturing/support |
| Impact | Materials produced for subsequent testing, conference poster produced, pending publication in journal |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Application and characterisation of coatings using PVD |
| Organisation | Polytechnic University of Catalonia |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Funding to produce and characterise coatings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor/PDRA support |
| Impact | Materials produced for subsequent testing, conference poster produced, pending publication in journal |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Benchmarking of FENDL3.2a cross sections and covariances |
| Organisation | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Verification and validation, processing code developments |
| Collaborator Contribution | FENDL-3.2 nuclear data library, processing code developments |
| Impact | Paper (ND Sheets) |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Birmingham City University |
| Organisation | Birmingham City University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 1 summer student from Birmingham City University |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | CCFE - Florida International University collaboration |
| Organisation | Florida International University (FIU) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Design, fabricate, and install a multichannel charged fusion product profile diagnostic to determine neutral beam ion density profile for checking TRANSP simulation results and for evaluating the effects of MHD, including Alfvénic modes, upon the beam density profile. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | CCFE - Imperial College London fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on many aspects of fusion development - materials theory & modelling, high heat transfer engineering, plasma modelling, robotics. Co-supervision of many students including projects at CCFE (PhD and masters). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on many aspects of fusion development - materials theory & modelling, high heat transfer engineering, plasma modelling, robotics, safety & licensing. Co-supervision of many students including projects at CCFE (PhD and masters). |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - Lancaster University fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | Lancaster University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on neutronics, radiation detection and the theory of materials for use in fusion blanket systems. Co-supervision of students including projects at CCFE (PhD and undergraduate) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on neutronics, radiation detection and the theory of materials for use in fusion blanket systems. Co-supervision of students including projects at CCFE (PhD and undergraduate) |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines. Contributions to development and use of NNUF ADRIANA radiation detection equipment at CCFE. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | CCFE - Queen Mary University of London fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on length-scale effects in micromechanical properties of fusion materials. Co-supervision of a PhD student and three undergraduate year-long placements at CCFE. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on length-scale effects in micromechanical properties of fusion materials. Co-supervision of a PhD student and three undergraduate year-long placements at CCFE. |
| Impact | Journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | CCFE - Queens University Belfast fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | Queen's University Belfast |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on atomic data for use with plasma measurement instrumentation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on atomic data for use with plasma measurement instrumentation, with a staff placement at CCFE. |
| Impact | Journal papers and conference contributions. |
| Description | CCFE - Reaction Engines - Advanced Propulsion |
| Organisation | Reaction Engines |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Joint research and road mapping on nuclear and propulsion technologies and establishing wider UK collaborations |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research and road mapping on nuclear and propulsion technologies and establishing wider UK collaborations |
| Impact | Demonstrate potential to use UK expertise in new sector. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | CCFE - TWI - Friction Stir Channel Welding of Cu and Cu alloys |
| Organisation | TWI The Welding Institue |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on how the friction stir channeling technique works on fusion/heat transfer materials |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on how the friction stir channelling technique works on fusion/heat transfer materials |
| Impact | New method that can be used to progress fusion and other sectors. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | CCFE - Univ of California at Berkeley collaboration on nuclear materials |
| Organisation | University of California, Berkeley |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint experiments on micro-indentation of materials for nuclear including fusion applications |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint experiments on micro-indentation of materials for nuclear including fusion applications |
| Impact | None yet, experiments in progress |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CCFE - University College London fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on fusion materials theory (radiation damage and spectroscopic detection of beryllium molecules in plasmas), fusion robotics and applications of machine learning to fusion data analysis. Co-supervision of PhD students on these topics. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on fusion materials theory (radiation damage and spectroscopic detection of beryllium molecules in plasmas), fusion robotics and applications of machine learning to fusion data analysis. Co-supervision of PhD students on these topics. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. |
| Description | CCFE - University of Bath fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-supervision of undergraduate physics students on six month projects at CCFE. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-supervision of undergraduate physics students on six month projects at CCFE. |
| Impact | Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - University of Birmingham fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on fusion materials science and technology. Co-supervision of many students including projects at CCFE (one PhD student, many projects for students on Birmingham's Masters in the Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors). Lectures at this masters course. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on fusion materials science and technology. Co-supervision of many students including many projects at CCFE for students on Birmingham's Masters in the Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors). |
| Impact | Journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion (some at CCFE) and other highly skilled disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - University of Bristol fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on fusion-relevant aspects of tritium management. Supervision of year in industry physics undergraduate projects and masters and PhD students (on tritium and plasma physics). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on fusion-relevant aspects of tritium management. Co-supervision of masters and PhD students. |
| Impact | Journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with further education and career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Bristol fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on structural Integrity assessment (experimental investigation and modelling the deformation and failure of fusion materials at extreme conditions) of the nuclear fusion power plants. Professor Mostfavi from the University of Bristol is the UKAEA supported Royal Academy Research Chair in structural Integrity. Co-supervision of two PhD students and one postdoc research associate. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on structural Integrity assessment (experimental investigation and modelling the deformation and failure of fusion materials at extreme conditions) of the nuclear fusion power plants. Professor Mostfavi visits CCFE on a regular basis to support CCFE's research activities in structural integrity. Co-supervision of two PhD students and one postdoc research associate. The postdoc researcher supports the development of small punch testing technique, creep-fatigue testing of joints, mechanical testing under magnetic fields and EUROfusion's EDDI testing etc. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Prepared one EPSRC grant proposal and one enabling research proposal together. Bristol awarded a ~5 million EPSRC prosperity partnership grant with UKAEA's support as an industry partner. Trained students - with career destinations in nuclear industry (fusion and fission) and other disciplines. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Cambridge - Superconducting EMAT |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research optimizing superconducting technology, testing of materials and operation of defect detection technology |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research optimizing superconducting technology, testing of materials and operation of defect detection technology |
| Impact | New method that can be used to progress fusion and other sectors. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Cambridge fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint work on fusion neutronics and related research, including co-supervision of masters students including with projects at CCFE. CCFE staff member doing PhD project on fusion reactor simulation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint work on fusion neutronics and related research, including co-supervision of masters students including with projects at CCFE. PhD project on fusion reactor simulation. |
| Impact | Mainly trained students - with career destinations in fusion (3 at CCFE) and other disciplines |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Cardiff fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | Cardiff University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Projects for Cardiff engineering undergraduates at CCFE |
| Collaborator Contribution | Cardiff engineering undergraduates |
| Impact | Student training. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Durham fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on instrumentation to measure fusion plasmas and superconductors for use in fusion reactors. Co-supervision of (mainly PhD) students, including some projects at CCFE. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on instrumentation to measure fusion plasmas and superconductors for use in fusion reactors. Co-supervision of (mainly PhD) students, including some projects at CCFE. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - University of Leeds fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-supervision of PhD students on computational approaches to modelling fusion plasma physics, especially turbulence |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-supervision of PhD students on computational approaches to modelling fusion plasma physics, especially turbulence |
| Impact | Journal papers and conference contributions, student training |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Liverpool fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on several aspects of fusion development (plasmas & instrumentation, risk and uncertainty quantification in fusion science and engineering, data provenance). Co-supervision of many PhD students on these topics including projects at CCFE |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on several aspects of fusion development (plasmas & instrumentation, risk and uncertainty quantification in fusion science and engineering, data provenance). Co-supervision of many PhD students on these topics including projects at CCFE |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - University of Manchester fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on plasma-materials interaction and structural Integrity assessment of joints for nuclear fusion. Co-supervision of two PhD students. Dr Aneeqa Khan is the Manchester Fusion fellow with received in-kind supports from UKAEA. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on plasma-materials interaction and structural Integrity assessment of joints for nuclear fusion. Dr Aneeqa Khan visits CCFE on a regular basis to support CCFE's research activities and the using of large facilities at Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron Source. Co-supervision of two PhD students. Offer UKAEA relevant staff to attend and present at the Manchester's fusion seminar. |
| Impact | Various conference contributions. University of Manchester has funded two PhD students working on nuclear fusion related research topics. Trained students - with career destinations in nuclear industry (fusion and fission) and other disciplines. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Manchester fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on fusion science (plasma, materials and data management) and materials technology. Co-supervision of many students including projects at CCFE (PhD, masters, undergraduate) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on fusion science (plasma, materials and data management) and materials technology. Co-supervision of many students at both Manchester and CCFE. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - University of Oxford fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Theory, modelling and experiments on fusion materials. Modelling of fusion plasma physics (e.g. plasma turbulence). Co-supervision of DPhil students and post-docs (on materials science and engineering, plasma theory & modelling, computer algorithms) with projects at both CCFE and Oxford. Provision of facilities for experiments by Oxford students. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Wide-ranging experiments on fusion materials plus some modelling (both materials science and materials engineering). Theory & modelling of fusion plasma physics (especially plasma turbulence) including comparison with experimental data. Co-supervision of DPhil students and post-docs (on materials science and engineering, plasma theory & modelling, computer algorithms) with projects at both CCFE and Oxford. |
| Impact | Many journal papers and conference contributions. Many students have gone onto successful careers in fusion and other disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - University of Sheffield fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on fusion materials technology including fusion blanket systems. Supervision of PhD students including projects at CCFE. Support for fusion technology professor at Sheffield. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on fusion materials technology including fusion blanket systems. Supervision of PhD students including projects at CCFE. Chair in fusion technology. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Strathclyde fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on fusion plasmas, atomic data for use in fusion plasma measurement instruments, and materials technology. Co-supervision of PhD students including projects at CCFE. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on fusion plasmas, atomic data for use in fusion plasma measurement instruments, and materials technology. Co-supervision of PhD students including projects at CCFE. Staff placement at CCFE. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines |
| Description | CCFE - University of Surrey fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Surrey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research and students (PhD and undergraduate, some projects at CCFE) on instrumentation, especially for tritium monitoring |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research and students (PhD and undergraduate, some projects at CCFE) on instrumentation, especially for tritium monitoring |
| Impact | Main output is trained students |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Swansea fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on digital engineering, in particular use of measurements of material structure in engineering simulations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on digital engineering, in particular use of measurements of material structure in engineering simulations. |
| Impact | No impact yet |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | CCFE - University of Warwick fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on fusion plasma physics (theory and modelling, and interpretation of experimental data). Senior member of staff is a visiting professor and co-Director of Warwick's Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics. Co-supervision of many PhD students including projects at CCFE. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on fusion plasma physics (theory and modelling, and interpretation of experimental data). Co-supervision of many PhD students including projects at CCFE. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. Trained students - with career destinations in fusion and other disciplines. |
| Description | CCFE - University of York fusion collaboration |
| Organisation | University of York |
| Department | York Plasma Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on many, wide ranging topics in fusion plasma physics (experiments, theory and modelling). Co-supervision of many York students including projects at both York and CCFE (PhD and masters). Lecturing to York Masters and PhD courses. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on many, wide ranging topics in fusion plasma physics (experiments, theory and modelling). Co-supervision of many York students including projects at both York and CCFE (PhD and masters). Student training in fusion, not only for York but for other universities' students. Senior York academics have spent significant periods of time at CCFE on joint research. |
| Impact | Many journal papers and conference contributions. Many students have gone onto successful careers in fusion and other highly skilled disciplines |
| Description | CCFE Participation in fusion-relevant IAEA collaborations |
| Organisation | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Participation in IAEA CRPs (Co-ordinated Research Projects) and other initiatives on various fusion-relevant topics, e.g. dust in plasmas, nuclear and atomic data, irradiation experiments (SMORE-II project), irradiation morelling, etc. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Various IAEA CRPs provide a forum for collaboration plus T&S funding |
| Impact | Various journal publications and other output |
| Description | CCFE- Loughborough University -Embedded Fibre Bragg gratings |
| Organisation | Loughborough University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on in situ structural health monitoring of fusion components in radiative environment. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on in situ structural health monitoring of fusion components in radiative environment. |
| Impact | New method that can be used to progress fusion and other sectors. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | CCFE- NAMRC - Hot Isostatic Pressed joint of dissimilar materials |
| Organisation | Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on joining process for dissimilar materials, materials testing and comparison with conventional techniques. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on joining process for dissimilar materials, materials testing and comparison with conventional techniques. |
| Impact | New method that can be used to progress fusion and other sectors. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | CCFE- NCC - Fusion composite demonstrator |
| Organisation | National Composites Centre (NCC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on application of composites for fusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on application of composites for fusion. Manufacture of the demonstrator |
| Impact | New method that can be used to progress fusion and other sectors. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | CCFE- Oxford Lasers - Heriot Watt - Laser welding Glass to Steel |
| Organisation | Oxford Lasers Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on using laser welding method to join fusion relevant materials to create functional structures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on using laser welding method to join fusion relevant materials to create functional structures. The performance of the welding. |
| Impact | New method that can be used to progress fusion and other sectors. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | CCFE- TWI - Linear friction welding of tungsten |
| Organisation | TWI The Welding Institue |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on using linear friction welding on a fusion relevant material. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on using linear friction welding on a fusion relevant material. |
| Impact | New method that can be used to progress fusion and other sectors. Various journal papers and conference contributions |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | CCFE-LANL collaboration on nuclear materials |
| Organisation | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Materials modelling - both radiation damage (and how microscopic phenomena manifest themselves on macroscopic scales) and high entropy alloys for nuclear applications including fusion. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Materials modelling -of nuclear materials, plus related experiments |
| Impact | Journal publications, identification of a promising quaternary high entropy alloy for nuclear applications |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Change in fundamental properties of W and W-alloys under fusion transmutation |
| Organisation | Villanova University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Ab-initio calculations to explore the variation in fundamental properties (included elastic properties) of W and W-alloys to the transmutation-induced composition changes caused under neutron irradiation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCFE providing theoretical and modelling support to computational work at Villanova |
| Impact | Collaboration is still active |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Collaboration on validation and verifiation of nuclear cross sections in the joint-evaluated fusion and fission file (JEFF) version 4 |
| Organisation | Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Testing, benchmarking, sugest improvements |
| Collaborator Contribution | New nuclear data evaluations |
| Impact | JEFF-4 evaluated library |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Consultancy and collaboration on neutron spectrometry systems for dosimetry applications at a Berkshire-based defence establishment |
| Organisation | Atomic Weapons Establishment |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative R&D in relation to the development, characterization and testing of a novel passive neutron spectrometer. Validation data sets were generated at the National Physical Laboratory's Neutron Metrology facility have been used to compare with the determined energy spectra and neutron fluence results. Computational neutronics and comparisons using the UKAEA unfolding code, SPECTRA-UF, have been applied to PNS measurements made some operational facility fields. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of spectrometry and experimental data. |
| Impact | Various commercial reports. Publication on the SPECTRA-UF code in a peer-reviewed journal |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Degradation of thermal and mechanical properties of SiCf/SiC composites under fusion conditions |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | 50/50 funded via UKAEA EPSRC programme |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor / PhD |
| Impact | Understanding of SiCSiC performance in fusion environment. Papers x4 planned |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Developing magnetic potetials for molecular dynamic simulations from ab-initio database |
| Organisation | Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) |
| Department | National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM) |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | UKAEA provides expertise in constructing magnetic potentials from ab-initio data for Fe and Fe-based alloys |
| Collaborator Contribution | Building up new magnetic potentials based on generalized universal equation of states (GUES)approach |
| Impact | A theroretical formulation of GEUS for Fe has been completed with a paper currently revised for the PRMaterials forpublication |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Development of ab-initio based Kinetic Monte-Carlo code for simulations of radiation damage in W(Re,Os) alloys |
| Organisation | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Predictive modelling based on ab-initio based kinetic Monte-Carlo simulations and experimental validation of voids decorated by transmutation products (Re, Os) in neutron irradiated W. UKAEA provided computational model based on ab-initio prediction of anomalous radiation induced precipitation in neutron irradiated W as a function of Re, Os and defects at high temperature. Co-supervisor a PhD student from University of Oxford |
| Collaborator Contribution | LANL provides modelling experiences on Kinetic Monte-Carlo simulation code (SPPARKS) |
| Impact | New KMC programe taking into account kinetic motions of both vacancy and self-interstitial defects has been successful implemented into SPPARK code. Using this code, investigation of radiation induced precipitations in neutron irradiated W has been successfully carried out with 3 published papers. A PhD thesis has been completed in 2021 at the University of Oxford. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Development of low-activation multicomponent alloys for fusion armour applications |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Supervisor / PhD |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor / PhD |
| Impact | New armour material candidates. Papers x4 planned |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Development of new High-Entropy Alloys with outstanding mechanical and radiation resistance properties for Fusion Application |
| Organisation | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This project is a continuation of UKAEA-LANL collaboration on design and developing new bcc-refractory HEAs for fusion energy applications. UKAEA provides modelling expertise on ab-initio based calculations for predicting bcc-HEAs with better mechanical and radiation properties for plasma-facing materials. Co-supervising a PhD sudent working on modelling of new HEAs. |
| Collaborator Contribution | LANL provides experimental experiences in production of new HEAs with better mechanical and radiation properties for plasma-facing materials. University of Clemson provides a PhD student doing HEAs modelling based on UKAEA approach. |
| Impact | Leading research on fundamental prediction of W-based HEAs and link with experimental development for fusion engineering applications |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Development of novel ceramic neutron shields |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contract to develop novel neutron shielding ceramics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor/PDRA support |
| Impact | Material production demonstrated, pending publication and possible patent |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Diamond Devices for extreme applications |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | £15k in-kind researcher time and workhall access |
| Collaborator Contribution | Researcher effort, remaining funding (from EPSRC) |
| Impact | Development of radiation-hard diamond power electronics |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Durham University |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 3 summer students from Durham University |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | EUROfusion Grant Agreement |
| Organisation | EUROfusion |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Contributions to multiple work packages with many EU Beneficiaries. The annual income is ~€13M per year |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Please see publications list |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | EUROfusion enabling project HEADEMO - Hydrogen isotopes retention in high-entropy alloys |
| Organisation | University of Helsinki |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Facility provisions |
| Collaborator Contribution | Material samples and research expertise |
| Impact | Nnoe so far |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Edwards - UKAEA |
| Organisation | Edwards |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Expertise on tritium compatibility requirements for potential new pumps. Laboratory space and staff to carry out testing, including testing with radioactive materials of any promising prototypes. Decommissioning of liabilities generated by testing with radioactive materials |
| Collaborator Contribution | R&D and prototyping of new pump variants at Edwards vacuum new R&D HQ in Burgess Hill |
| Impact | Several potential options for tritium compatible pumps have been ruled out by testing. Several promising candidates remain to be tested further. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Enhanced Soft Robots |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | HIVE facility to develop modelling and digital twinning expertise in scientific systems. Testing defects in Titanium samples under high heat flux |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of samples and PhD students |
| Impact | Journal Papers and further exposure for HIVE facility at UKAEA |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Enhanced Soft Robots |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project coordination and indentification of potential applications for vine robots on tokamaks |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prototype manufacturing and testing to demonstrate the feasibility of the technology. |
| Impact | In situ non-destructive testing and inspection in challenging environments |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Enhanced Soft Robots |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Use of the HIVE facility to perform temperature cycling on FAST and VPS coated steel and tungsten |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of samples and PhD students |
| Impact | Journal Papers and further exposure for HIVE facility at UKAEA |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Enhanced Soft Robots |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | coordination and indentification of potential applications for vine robots on tokamaks |
| Collaborator Contribution | Designing a proof-of-concept NDT sensor together UKAEA |
| Impact | In situ non-destructive testing and inspection in challenging environments |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Experimental interpretation the transmutation behaviour of steels irradiated at HFIR to medium and high doses |
| Organisation | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Simulations to predict transmutation and support for atom probe analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | provision of irradiation samples |
| Impact | Doses: 4.5-90dpa. Samples include ODS steels and isotopically adjusted compositions. Will provide useful benchmark data for FISPACT-II (NMI) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Exploring the Synergy in Pedestal and Divertor Physics in MAST-U |
| Organisation | University of Texas at Austin |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | 1) Simulation of pedestal physics/ transport using a suite of codes headed by the gyrokinetic code GENE, 2) investigating the effect of the divertor configuration on pedestal characteristics (energy confinement, pedestal temperature etc.) in dedicated experiments. The latter will involve both the long legged divertor configuration Super-X divertor (SXD), and the relatively short legged X-divertor (XD) that exploits flaring the field lines to accomplish the twin goals of enhanced heat handling and a stable detached operation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Fast-ion Diagnostics and Physics at MAST-Upgrade |
| Organisation | University of California, Irvine |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provide support installing diagnostics and experimental time on MAST Upgrade |
| Collaborator Contribution | (1) Supply and operate a solid-state neutral particle analyzer (SSNPA) array. (2) Advise on fast-ion D-alpha (FIDA) diagnostics. (3) Infer the distribution function from fast-ion data using orbit tomography. (4) Participate in MAST-U fast-ion experiments. |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | First Light Fusion - neutronics |
| Organisation | First Light Fusion Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Advice and collaborative scientific studies in relation to the prediction of nuclear phenomena in association with fusion technologies; advice on the design and optimization of experimental configurations and diagnostics were provided. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Inputs to modelling assumptions and experimental configurations. |
| Impact | Various commercial reports |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Fundamental modelling of SMART self-passivating alloys for fusion application |
| Organisation | Culham Centre for Fusion Energy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Modelling of composition stability and segregation in SMART alloys.UKAEA provides models and computational tools for predicting composition and temperature dependence of SMART alloys. Co-supervision of a PhD student working on segregation of alloy solute elements in W-Cr alloys and protective layers Cr2O3. CCFE also provides experimental contribution to investigate oxidation of tungsten using in-situ STEM |
| Collaborator Contribution | WUT provides a PhD student working under UKAEA supervision on segregation of alloy solute elements in W-Cr alloys ad protective layers Cr2O3. FZJ also provides SMART alloy samples to investigate oxidation of tungsten |
| Impact | Accelerating the industrial scale up of SMART alloys for fusion application |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Heriot-Watt University |
| Organisation | Heriot-Watt University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 1 summer student from Heriot-Watt University |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | IAEA Coordinated Research Project: Hydrogen Permeation in Fusion-Relevant Materials (F43025) |
| Organisation | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Attendance and presentation at First Research Coordination Meeting (23-27 Nov 2020) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Presentations at First Research Coordination Meeting. Availably of neutron-irradiated samples for permeation and retention experiments from SCK-CEN, Belgium. |
| Impact | Development of plans to test and analyse neutron-irradiated samples at UKAEA. Access to experimental data to help develop and validate new transport phenomena models. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Icase PhD in collaboration with NNL on Pb corrosion |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are providing coated materials for corrosion testing in Pb |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing of data/results, joint publications |
| Impact | Corrosion performance assessed. Papers x4 planned |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Imperial College London - UKAEA |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied supervision to students from Imperial College |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for year-long placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | KIT - Graduate placement |
| Organisation | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied placement opportunities for a KIT graduate |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of graduate for year-long placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | MIDAS: MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF IRRADIATION DAMAGE IN FUEL ASSEMBLIES |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Sample preparation, characterisation and mechanical testing of active Zr alloy samples |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of irradiated materials, facilities, PhD and Post-doc resource. Evolution of irradiation damage, effect of irradiation on deformation and micromechanics, environmental degradation and failure mechanisms. |
| Impact | Develop new mechanistic understanding of fuel assembly materials, greatly pushing forward our understanding of in-reactor performance. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | MOD DESG Scheme |
| Organisation | Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied placement opportunities for MOD graduates |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of gradates for six-month placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Microstructure evolution of W&W alloys under neutron irradiation |
| Organisation | Culham Centre for Fusion Energy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKAEA coordinates international collaborations between Europe and USA on reviewing both modelling and experimental works on radiation damage and transmutation effects in microstructure evolution of W&W alloys irradiated in different fission and fusion reactors. |
| Collaborator Contribution | KIT provides TEM experimences on high-dose, high temperature on neutron irradiated W samples in High-Flux Reactor in Petten and Belgium Reactor (BR2) |
| Impact | International collaboration has contributed to completing sussessfully the UKAEA milestone D1.M10 for 2020/2021 year. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Model and Data for Plasma Material Interactions (MoD-PMI) |
| Organisation | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The IAEA, European and Japan continue to support financially for organising the MoD-PMI conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The IAEA, European and Japan continue to support financially for organising the MoD-PMI conferences. |
| Impact | UKAEA contributions to successful MoD-PMI conferences in 2017 (Germany), 2019 (Japan), 2021 (On-line). |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Modelling of fusion-relevant Fe-Ni and Fe-Cr alloys, role of magnetic excitations in them on the phase diagram |
| Organisation | CEA Saclay |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Preparing Magnetic Cluster Expansion Hamiltonian, computational modelling |
| Collaborator Contribution | Fitting the Hamiltonian, computational modelling |
| Impact | Joint publications, e.g. Computational Materials Science 199 (2021) 110698 |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Modelling of magnetic multi-component alloys for fusion application |
| Organisation | Warsaw University of Technology |
| Country | Poland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKAEA provides expertise in modelling of magnetic Fe-Cr based bcc and fcc HEAs under irradiation in supervising a PhD from WUT. MRF also provides experimental data and analysis from APT techniques |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working on modelling of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn HEAs and Fe-Cr-C-N systems under irradiation |
| Impact | Modelling approach for magnetic HEAs has been completed and published in PRB paper in 2020. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Modelling of mechanical properties for multi-component alloys under high deformation |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKAEA provides computational model based on combination of ab-initio and Monte-Carlo simulations of multi-componental alloys to evaluate mechanical properies of materials under large lattice distortion condition |
| Collaborator Contribution | University of Birmingham provides experimental technique basedon in-situ neutron differaction technques |
| Impact | Direct comparison between DFT modelling from UKAEA and experimental measurements of medium entropy alloys Fe-Cr-Ni has been completed and published in a paper for Journal of Science and Technology |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Modelling of radiation damage at the interface in bcc-superalloys |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKAEA provides experiences in constructing interatomic potentials for molecular dynamic nodelling raduation damage at interface W / Ferritic steels. Co-supervisor a PhD student with Imperial College London |
| Collaborator Contribution | UoB provides experimental samples on Fe/NiAl and W/Cr samples. CEA Saclay provides experience in modelling of bcc/B2 interface |
| Impact | A joint contribution between UKAEA and ICL to the internatonal conference on Computer simulation of iraddiation defects in solids (COSIRES) has been accepted. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Multi-Organisation collaboration on Zr alloys for fusion technology |
| Organisation | Jacobs Engineering Group |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Joint collaboration initiated and led by CCFE, including University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, Rolls Royce, Jacobs. Projected assessed suitability of commercial Zr alloys for fusion and avenues for Zr alloy development for the specific fusion environment. CCFE directed project and submitted a manuscript for publication on outcomes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Literature and commercial surveys for Zr alloy performance in the fusion environment, Zr alloy availability and manufacturability. |
| Impact | CCFE internal reports and a journal. Developed links with academic and industrial partners for future proposals/PhDs in Zr for fusion, especially via MIDAS programme. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Multi-Organisation collaboration on Zr alloys for fusion technology |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Joint collaboration initiated and led by CCFE, including University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, Rolls Royce, Jacobs. Projected assessed suitability of commercial Zr alloys for fusion and avenues for Zr alloy development for the specific fusion environment. CCFE directed project and submitted a manuscript for publication on outcomes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Literature and commercial surveys for Zr alloy performance in the fusion environment, Zr alloy availability and manufacturability. |
| Impact | CCFE internal reports and a journal. Developed links with academic and industrial partners for future proposals/PhDs in Zr for fusion, especially via MIDAS programme. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Multi-Organisation collaboration on Zr alloys for fusion technology |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint collaboration initiated and led by CCFE, including University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, Rolls Royce, Jacobs. Projected assessed suitability of commercial Zr alloys for fusion and avenues for Zr alloy development for the specific fusion environment. CCFE directed project and submitted a manuscript for publication on outcomes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Literature and commercial surveys for Zr alloy performance in the fusion environment, Zr alloy availability and manufacturability. |
| Impact | CCFE internal reports and a journal. Developed links with academic and industrial partners for future proposals/PhDs in Zr for fusion, especially via MIDAS programme. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Multi-Organisation collaboration on Zr alloys for fusion technology |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint collaboration initiated and led by CCFE, including University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, Rolls Royce, Jacobs. Projected assessed suitability of commercial Zr alloys for fusion and avenues for Zr alloy development for the specific fusion environment. CCFE directed project and submitted a manuscript for publication on outcomes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Literature and commercial surveys for Zr alloy performance in the fusion environment, Zr alloy availability and manufacturability. |
| Impact | CCFE internal reports and a journal. Developed links with academic and industrial partners for future proposals/PhDs in Zr for fusion, especially via MIDAS programme. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Multipoint sensors for extreme environments |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | £10k in-kind researcher time for testing integration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Researcher effort, remaining funding (from EPSRC) |
| Impact | Development of sapphire fibre Fibre-Bragg gratings for sensing of temperature and strain in extreme environments |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | National Composites Centre - UKAEA; SiCSiC for fusion |
| Organisation | National Composites Centre (NCC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Develop a lifetime predictive model for SiCSiC composites, supply chain and performance literature review and produce SiCSiC preforms |
| Collaborator Contribution | Model development/manufacturing |
| Impact | Verification of SiCSiC material potential in fusion plant. Material and model generated suitable for assessment and publication |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Nuclear Graduate Scheme |
| Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
| Department | Nuclear Graduates Scheme |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied placement opportunities for graduates on the UK Nuclear Graduate Scheme |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of graduate for six-month placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Nuclear data validation, verification and development |
| Organisation | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | testing of libraries, input into technical coordination meetings, supervision of technical projects sponsored by IAEA |
| Collaborator Contribution | testing of libraries, input into technical coordination meetings, supervision of technical projects sponsored by IAEA |
| Impact | influence on formats of nuclear data libraries and validation suites to support fusion needs and UKAEA code development interests |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Oxidation of irradiated materials in fusion accident scenarios |
| Organisation | University of California |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This project is part of a Lancaster-FZJ-CCFE-UCLA project to understand W and W advanced alloys. This part of the project uses UCLA modelling experience to support a PhD project through CCFE at Lancaster. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing theoretical and modelling support |
| Impact | Collaboration is still active |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) |
| Organisation | CEA Saclay |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | PRACE collaborative project on "Development of machine learning potentials for multi-component alloys based on first-principles calculations". UKAEA provides modelling support in supervision of aPhD student and HPC resource from EUROfusion Marconi supercomputer. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide experience in constructing machine learning potentials based on DFT calculations of energies, forces and stresses in HEAs. |
| Impact | Development of efficient and transferable machine-learning potentials for large scale molecular dynamic simulations in multi-compotent systems for predicting materials for fusion application with outstanding mechanical and radiation resistance properties |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Pedestal & Performance Optimization on MAST-U |
| Organisation | General Atomics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | As part of existing theory support, the GA Theory group is developing a new version of the EPED pedestal model, which extends its applicability to low aspect ratio devices. This new model would be tested against MAST-U data, with GA scientists working in close coordination with MAST-U staff. When the model is sufficiently mature, a large database would be developed from EPED studies in the MAST-U parameter regime for use in training a neural net to enable very efficient access to a good approximation of EPED predictions for use in experimental planning and control room analysis, as has already been achieved on DIII-D. As a tight aspect ratio device, MAST-U provides an excellent platform for validating transport models in high betap regimes. The high betap regime on DIII-D has several transport features that are similar to those of MAST-U, including high safety factor, dominant neoclassical ion thermal transport, and strong electron transport from electron temperature gradient modes. These similarities would be exploited to validate the TGLF quasilinear transport model with the new multi-scale saturation model, SAT1. Preliminary validation of this model with DIII-D high betap discharges indicates that the model is missing a dependence on safety factor, aspect ratio, or poloidal magnetic field fraction. Gyrokinetic turbulence simulations with the new CGYRO code would be undertaken to test these dependencies. Flux tube gyrokinetic simulations of MAST-U and DIII-D high betap discharges that compare the linear mode spectra and nonlinear saturation would also be undertaken. Experimental evidence shows that the empirical scaling of energy confinement, which was fit to low betap discharges, significantly under-predicts the energy confinement time at high betap. A predictive understanding of this may lead to a more attractive steady state tokamak reactor optimization point with a higher bootstrap current than is found using the empirical scaling laws. GA would leverage its expertise in the edge localized mode (ELM)-free Quiescent high confinement mode (QH-mode) of tokamak operation through on-site visits, during which GA scientists would pursue access to this regime in MAST-U. The divertor configuration in MAST-U should allow for excellent control of the plasma density, which may facilitate QH-mode access. Successful realization of QH-mode in MAST-U would allow validation of the critical rotation shear needed to sustain the edge-harmonic oscillation or broad-band magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) fluctuations, and allow quantification of the transport enhancements found at small aspect ratio. To support these studies, the OMFIT integrated workflow manager framework would be expanded to allow interfacing of MAST-U data with a wide suite of analysis and modeling codes, facilitating pedestal studies, kinetic equilibrium reconstructions, transport tests, and the integrated scenario design for MAST-U. Part of this development would include working with MAST-U to improve frameworks and techniques for ITER, including compatibility with the ITER Integrated Modeling and Analysis Suite. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Plasma Breakdown modelling |
| Organisation | Princeton University |
| Department | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Installation of PPPL software to study plasma breakdown and ramp up scenarios in MAST-U Participations of PPPL staff in the studies and the experimental programme to optimise plasma performance on MAST-U. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Installation of PPPL software to study plasma breakdown and ramp up scenarios in MAST-U Participations of PPPL staff in the studies and the experimental programme to optimise plasma performance on MAST-U. |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Production of silicon carbide composites using CVI |
| Organisation | Archer Tehnicoat Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Funding to produce composite panels |
| Collaborator Contribution | Manufacturing/support |
| Impact | Materials produced for subsequent testing, conference poster produced, pending publication in journal |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Provide SiC materials |
| Organisation | Arcon |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Provided LSI SiCSiC for analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Manufacturing/support |
| Impact | Materials to be irradiated and analysed, expecting at least one resultant publication |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Radiation behaviour of High-Entropy alloys for fusion application |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKAEA provides expertise on modelling of HEAs from ab-initio calculations in supervising a PhD student |
| Collaborator Contribution | Experimental studies of radiation damage in Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn HEAs |
| Impact | PhD thesis at UoB has been defended successfully in 2019 |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Rolls-Royce - UKAEA |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Provided aerospace and nuclear grade SiCSiC for analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Manufacturing/support |
| Impact | Materials to be irradiated and analysed, expecting at least one resultant publication |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | SEPNet |
| Organisation | South East Physics Network |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to students from the South East Physics Network |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of quality students for summer placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | SINBAD project on nuclear shielding benchmarks |
| Organisation | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Development of SINBAD benchmark database |
| Collaborator Contribution | Organisation of meetings, framework, maintanance & distribution |
| Impact | Database |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Scrape-off layer stability, turbulence and transport in MAST-U |
| Organisation | Lodestar Research Corporation |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Intense scrape-off layer (SOL) exhaust power fluxes expected in MAST-U, ITER and future devices necessitate a deeper understanding of how SOL cross-field turbulent transport in the main chamber and divertor leg regions impacts the heat flux, as well as the plasma profiles, density recycling and other related issues. The goal of this research is to support MAST-U experiments and diagnostic in these areas by interpretation of profile and fluctuation data in the main chamber SOL and divertor regions and by modeling of filamentary structures, and the resulting turbulence and transport. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Spherical Tokamak Power Exhaust and Particle Control Studies Utilizing Bolometry measurements |
| Organisation | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | A multi-disciplinary team from ORNL will support the MAST-U program in several ways, allowing us to contribute and in many cases lead boundary physics experiments on a non-US device to investigate the ST challenges outlined above. This access is enabled by providing a range of Diagnostic and Technology (D&T) capabilities that are listed as needs in the MAST-U Research Plan and contributions that are strongly supported as shown through a detailed Record of Discussion with MAST-U leadership. This will not only allow exhaust physics to be studied at higher field and current than in prior STs, but also enable the comparison of conventional and alternative divertor concepts in a single platform. A baffled, pumped divertor with significant total flux expansion, the so-called Super-X divertor, is proposed as a favorable means to dissipate power for all tokamaks, enabling this ST research to benefit the tokamak community as whole. The ORNL team has a demonstrated record of achievement in the area of ST boundary physics and core fueling as well as a prior history of collaboration with the MAST team at CCFE. We will design, build and operate bolometry and IR thermography tools to support power balance and heat exhaust experiments. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Stability Research for Disruption Prediction and Avoidance in MAST-U Spherical Tokamak Plasmas |
| Organisation | Columbia University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This proposal is a concentrated, coordinated experimental and physics analysis research program to be conducted by a small collaborative U.S. team with extensive experience in the unique aspects and challenges of the equilibrium reconstruction and stability analysis of high performance spherical tokamak plasmas. The overall goal of the proposed research is to produce world-class analysis regarding forecasting and avoidance of disruptions by leveraging the physics understanding provided by the MAST/-U spherical torus plasmas over a wide range of plasma parameters including beta (the ratio of plasma stored energy to magnetic field energy) with direct, quantifiable figures of merit (i.e. disruptivity). This will be made possible by several stability physics analyses, using codes and control algorithms either written by or available to the PI and proposal researchers (including the new Disruption Event Characterization And Forecasting code (DECAF), MISK, ideal DCON, resistive DCON, M3D-C1, TRANSP, and VALEN. Dedicated experiments will also be proposed and conducted on MAST-U for these studies. MAST/-U will challenge our existing models for disruption characterization and forecasting, yielding improved physics understanding and modeling to ensure the greatest success of a unified disruption forecasting algorithm needed for ITER and future devices. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Standard and advanced magnetic divertor configuration studies on MAST-U tokamak |
| Organisation | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | 1. Support MAST-U Objective 1 on development of novel exhaust concepts o Contribute to Super-X, snowflake and standard divertor physics studies and comparisons via measurements, analysis and modeling of power and momentum balances during attached and detached phases between and during ELMs 2. Support MAST-U Objective 2 on contribution to the knowledge base for ITER o Contribute to divertor detachment physics studies via measurements, analysis and modeling of impurity radiation and volumetric recombination distributions, impurity ionization balance, divertor electron temperatures and densities, radiation and recombination front dynamics between and during ELMs 3. Support MAST-U Objective 3 on feasibility assessment of the spherical tokamak as a fusion Component Test Facility o Contribute to model validation and experiment based understanding of divertor transport and radiation in spherical tokamak geometry with emphasis on spherical tokamak physics effects, and advanced divertor configurations |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Study of particle transport due to the application of 3D fields |
| Organisation | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Installation of penning gauge on MAST-U to allow measurement of D and He form the main plasma due to the application of resonant magnetic perturbations |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Synergetic research between fusion reactors and high-power particle accelerators communities towards better understanding and prediction of the radiation response of structural and functional materials with mutual interest. |
| Organisation | Culham Centre for Fusion Energy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contribution into post-exposure examination and analytical investigations of samples after proton irradiation and thermal chock experiments. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Organization on irradiation and high-energy protons exposure campaigns. Financial support of post-irradiation examination |
| Impact | Increased collaboration with particle accelerators community (RAL, Fermilab, CERN, ESS, KEK). Publications in scientific journals. Further plans for collaborative research in the areas of radiation damage of materials of mutual interest like tungsten and beryllium. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | TORONE - TOtal characterisation for Remote Observation in Nuclear Environments |
| Organisation | Manchester University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration is with Manchester and Lancaster UKAEA have hosted visits for university researchers to see Culham facilities and discuss the project. Preparatory work involving MAST-U installation planning and the ADRIANA radiometric laboratory is ongoing. We are ultimately expecting to support participants in performing tests of radiation sensors (diamond detectors and robotics) in a MAST-U neutron environment towards the end of 2019, in line with MAST-U operations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Still ongoing |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Thermal transient effects in first wall & breeder blanket components |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | 50/50 funded through CCFE studentship |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor / PhD |
| Impact | Better understanding of mateirlas survivability at first wall. Papers x4 planned |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Tritium Retention in Controlled and Evolving Microstructure (TRiCEM) |
| Organisation | CEA Saclay |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Project lead, matched funding contribution for resources and hardware. Expertise to design, build and operate experimental systems and laboratory space. Expertise in materials modelling and access to clusters for modelling work to model damage creation in materials and model the trapping behaviour of radiation induced traps. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SRMP CEA Saclay - SEM and TEM analysis, expertise in interpretation of results CEMHTI/CNRS - PAS analysis and expertise in understanding vacancies in irradiated materials University of Oxford - sample preparation and annealing using Oxford materials vacuum furnace VTT - SIMS analysis and expertise in interpretation of results University of Helsinki - heavy ion irradiation of materials samples Forschungzentrum Julich - TDS analysis University of Lille - modelling of trapping behaviour UMET - supercomputer access for DFT calculations |
| Impact | New models for damage creation by irradiation. New models for simulation of radiation induced trap behaviour. New experimental results investigating retention and release of hydrogen isotopes from irradiated fusion relevant materials. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Tritium Retention in Controlled and Evolving Microstructure (TRiCEM) |
| Organisation | Julich Research Centre |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project lead, matched funding contribution for resources and hardware. Expertise to design, build and operate experimental systems and laboratory space. Expertise in materials modelling and access to clusters for modelling work to model damage creation in materials and model the trapping behaviour of radiation induced traps. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SRMP CEA Saclay - SEM and TEM analysis, expertise in interpretation of results CEMHTI/CNRS - PAS analysis and expertise in understanding vacancies in irradiated materials University of Oxford - sample preparation and annealing using Oxford materials vacuum furnace VTT - SIMS analysis and expertise in interpretation of results University of Helsinki - heavy ion irradiation of materials samples Forschungzentrum Julich - TDS analysis University of Lille - modelling of trapping behaviour UMET - supercomputer access for DFT calculations |
| Impact | New models for damage creation by irradiation. New models for simulation of radiation induced trap behaviour. New experimental results investigating retention and release of hydrogen isotopes from irradiated fusion relevant materials. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Tritium Retention in Controlled and Evolving Microstructure (TRiCEM) |
| Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project lead, matched funding contribution for resources and hardware. Expertise to design, build and operate experimental systems and laboratory space. Expertise in materials modelling and access to clusters for modelling work to model damage creation in materials and model the trapping behaviour of radiation induced traps. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SRMP CEA Saclay - SEM and TEM analysis, expertise in interpretation of results CEMHTI/CNRS - PAS analysis and expertise in understanding vacancies in irradiated materials University of Oxford - sample preparation and annealing using Oxford materials vacuum furnace VTT - SIMS analysis and expertise in interpretation of results University of Helsinki - heavy ion irradiation of materials samples Forschungzentrum Julich - TDS analysis University of Lille - modelling of trapping behaviour UMET - supercomputer access for DFT calculations |
| Impact | New models for damage creation by irradiation. New models for simulation of radiation induced trap behaviour. New experimental results investigating retention and release of hydrogen isotopes from irradiated fusion relevant materials. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Tritium Retention in Controlled and Evolving Microstructure (TRiCEM) |
| Organisation | University of Helsinki |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project lead, matched funding contribution for resources and hardware. Expertise to design, build and operate experimental systems and laboratory space. Expertise in materials modelling and access to clusters for modelling work to model damage creation in materials and model the trapping behaviour of radiation induced traps. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SRMP CEA Saclay - SEM and TEM analysis, expertise in interpretation of results CEMHTI/CNRS - PAS analysis and expertise in understanding vacancies in irradiated materials University of Oxford - sample preparation and annealing using Oxford materials vacuum furnace VTT - SIMS analysis and expertise in interpretation of results University of Helsinki - heavy ion irradiation of materials samples Forschungzentrum Julich - TDS analysis University of Lille - modelling of trapping behaviour UMET - supercomputer access for DFT calculations |
| Impact | New models for damage creation by irradiation. New models for simulation of radiation induced trap behaviour. New experimental results investigating retention and release of hydrogen isotopes from irradiated fusion relevant materials. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Tritium Retention in Controlled and Evolving Microstructure (TRiCEM) |
| Organisation | University of Lille |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project lead, matched funding contribution for resources and hardware. Expertise to design, build and operate experimental systems and laboratory space. Expertise in materials modelling and access to clusters for modelling work to model damage creation in materials and model the trapping behaviour of radiation induced traps. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SRMP CEA Saclay - SEM and TEM analysis, expertise in interpretation of results CEMHTI/CNRS - PAS analysis and expertise in understanding vacancies in irradiated materials University of Oxford - sample preparation and annealing using Oxford materials vacuum furnace VTT - SIMS analysis and expertise in interpretation of results University of Helsinki - heavy ion irradiation of materials samples Forschungzentrum Julich - TDS analysis University of Lille - modelling of trapping behaviour UMET - supercomputer access for DFT calculations |
| Impact | New models for damage creation by irradiation. New models for simulation of radiation induced trap behaviour. New experimental results investigating retention and release of hydrogen isotopes from irradiated fusion relevant materials. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Tritium Retention in Controlled and Evolving Microstructure (TRiCEM) |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project lead, matched funding contribution for resources and hardware. Expertise to design, build and operate experimental systems and laboratory space. Expertise in materials modelling and access to clusters for modelling work to model damage creation in materials and model the trapping behaviour of radiation induced traps. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SRMP CEA Saclay - SEM and TEM analysis, expertise in interpretation of results CEMHTI/CNRS - PAS analysis and expertise in understanding vacancies in irradiated materials University of Oxford - sample preparation and annealing using Oxford materials vacuum furnace VTT - SIMS analysis and expertise in interpretation of results University of Helsinki - heavy ion irradiation of materials samples Forschungzentrum Julich - TDS analysis University of Lille - modelling of trapping behaviour UMET - supercomputer access for DFT calculations |
| Impact | New models for damage creation by irradiation. New models for simulation of radiation induced trap behaviour. New experimental results investigating retention and release of hydrogen isotopes from irradiated fusion relevant materials. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Tritium Retention in Controlled and Evolving Microstructure (TRiCEM) |
| Organisation | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd |
| Department | Matej Oresic VTT |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project lead, matched funding contribution for resources and hardware. Expertise to design, build and operate experimental systems and laboratory space. Expertise in materials modelling and access to clusters for modelling work to model damage creation in materials and model the trapping behaviour of radiation induced traps. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SRMP CEA Saclay - SEM and TEM analysis, expertise in interpretation of results CEMHTI/CNRS - PAS analysis and expertise in understanding vacancies in irradiated materials University of Oxford - sample preparation and annealing using Oxford materials vacuum furnace VTT - SIMS analysis and expertise in interpretation of results University of Helsinki - heavy ion irradiation of materials samples Forschungzentrum Julich - TDS analysis University of Lille - modelling of trapping behaviour UMET - supercomputer access for DFT calculations |
| Impact | New models for damage creation by irradiation. New models for simulation of radiation induced trap behaviour. New experimental results investigating retention and release of hydrogen isotopes from irradiated fusion relevant materials. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Turbulence and transport science on MAST-U: Magnetic and density turbulence, turbulence flow, GAMs, and zonal flows |
| Organisation | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UCLA proposes to install and operate (on the MAST-U spherical tokamak) an eight-channel Doppler backscattering system (measures ñ and flow) and an eight-channel cross-polarization scattering system (measures local B ~). These systems will be utilized to perform multi-field (ñ and B ~) and multi-scale (large wavenumber range) turbulence and transport physics experiments on MAST-U. A research focus will be on the existence, parametric dependence, and effect on transport of electromagnetic turbulence especially at higher plasma beta. A closely associated goal will be testing of linear and non-linear gyrokinetic simulations and predictions. Close collaboration and visits by senior UCLA research staff in conjunction with an on-site UCLA post-doctoral scholar will advance these goals. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | Ongoing |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | UKAEA (AMT) - National Nuclear Laboratory collaboration |
| Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Joint research on small specimen testing techniques (SSTT) to obtain material properties of fusion and fission relevant materials including interpretation of experimental data. Co-supervision of a PhD student investigating SSTT. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research on SSTT to obtain material properties of fusion and fission relevant materials. Co-supervision of a PhD student investigating SSTT. |
| Impact | Various journal papers and conference contributions. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UKAEA collaboration with NCBJ Poland on irradiating material in the MARIA reactor |
| Organisation | National Centre for Nuclear Research |
| Country | Poland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Memorandum of Understanding signed to enable neutron irradiations for UK nuclear researchers in the MARIA reactor in Poland |
| Collaborator Contribution | Memorandum of Understanding signed to enable neutron irradiations for UK nuclear researchers in the MARIA reactor in Poland |
| Impact | Memorandum of Understanding signed |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Understanding plasma-facing materials degradation with high-resolution characterisation (DPhil project) |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research, PhD student supervision. Material and equipment for the research |
| Collaborator Contribution | Jont research, PhD student supervision |
| Impact | None so far |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Understanding synergistic interaction between irradiation and plasticity in nanostructured alloys |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | 50/50 funded through CCFE studentship |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor / PhD |
| Impact | Better understanding of synergistic irradiation/plasticity effects in complex materials. Papers x4 planned |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding synergistic interaction between irradiation and plasticity in nanostructured alloys |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Better understanding of synergistic irradiation/plasticity effects in complex materials. Papers x4 planned |
| Collaborator Contribution | Better understanding of synergistic irradiation/plasticity effects in complex materials. Papers x4 planned |
| Impact | Better understanding of synergistic irradiation/plasticity effects in complex materials. Papers x4 planned |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | University of Bath |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 1 summer student and 2 Year in Industry Students from University of Bath |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | University of Bath - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied supervision to undergraduate students at the University of Bath |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students able to work on UKAEA relevant projects |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | University of Bath- UKAEA PhD project on Pressure swing absorption for hydrogen isotope separation - materials characterization and preliminary trials |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | University of Bath- UKAEA PhD project on Pressure swing absorption for hydrogen isotope separation - materials characterization and preliminary trials |
| Collaborator Contribution | £45000 |
| Impact | Identification of candidate materials for a novel hydrogen isotope separation system for deployment in future fusion reactors such as DEMO and STEP |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | University of Bristol - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied raman equipment to study use for tritium accountancy |
| Collaborator Contribution | Lab and expertise |
| Impact | Develop capabilities and determine technology value |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | University of Bristol - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied PhD supervision to students at the University of Bristol |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students able to work on UKAEA relevant projects |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | University of Bristol - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hardware and resource funding and laboratory space for a system to support radioactive diamond growth using a Plasma Deposition Reactor. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Hardware and resource funding to build a Plasma Deposition Reactor |
| Impact | Production of the world first diamond battery |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | University of Cambridge - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied NMR equipment to study use for tritium accountancy |
| Collaborator Contribution | Lab and expertise |
| Impact | Develop capabilities in NMR and links with Cambridge |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | University of Cambridge - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied supervision of students from the University of Cambridge |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | University of Lancaster - UKAEA |
| Organisation | Lancaster University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PhDs funded in thermal conductivity calculations of ceramic materials and oxidation modelling of W |
| Collaborator Contribution | Students and PhD supervision |
| Impact | Two journal papers so far |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | University of Liverpool |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 1 summer student from University of Liverpool |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | University of Loughborough - UKAEA |
| Organisation | Loughborough University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied supervision to a student from the University of Loughborough |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of quality students for year-long placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | University of Manchester - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT are sponsoring a chair position in tritium at Manchester university, to start summer 2022 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Match funding |
| Impact | Potential for huge expansion of UK's tritium expertise and output. Opportunity to form a strong collaboration to deliver high impact work on tritium. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | University of Manchester - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied supervision a student from the University of Manchester |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | University of Nottingham |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 1 summer student from University of Nottingham |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | University of Sheffield |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 1 summer student and 2 Year in Industry Students from University of Sheffield |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | University of Sheffield - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Access to an ion exposure system and expert operators to perform experiments. TDS analysis of exposed samples. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Breeder blanket ceramic samples and analysis of TDS data |
| Impact | Understanding of the effect of helium on deuterium (tritium) diffusion in the breeder blanket candidate material Li2TiO3 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | University of Surrey - UKAEA |
| Organisation | University of Surrey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | H3AT supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to students from the Surrey University |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of quality students for year-long placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | University of Swansea - UKAEA |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration to develop castable nanostructured steels |
| Collaborator Contribution | Supervisor/PDRA support |
| Impact | Results generated for a journal publication |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | University of Warwick |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | RACE supplied supervision - both theoretical and practical to 4 Year in Industry Students from University of Warwick |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of students for placements at UKAEA |
| Impact | Contributions to research at UKAEA; student experience; UKAEA recruitment |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | participation in EUROfusion's JET2 work package |
| Organisation | EUROfusion |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific expertise, TDS facility |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific expertise |
| Impact | Improved understanding of impact of plasma on JET wall materials |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | ATOM Abingdon - Abingdon, March 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Activity at local science event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | ATOM Marketplace (March 2019, Abingdon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Activity display stand at local science event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | ATOM Talk (February 2020, Abingdon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Debate presentation entitled "The $3m Transport Challenge" including Gary Staunton as part of the ATOM festival programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | ATOM Talk (March 2019, Abingdon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation entitled "Fusion Power: The next Step" by Nick Walkden as part of the ATOM festival programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | British Science Festival (September 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Sun Dome Workshops ran across 9 sessions to cover 200 individuals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Chair of WPEC SG47 - working group of international nuclear shielding benchmark database (SINBAD) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Defining future direction of community |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Culham open days for the public |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Open days at UKAEA Culham for members of the public to visit the fusion facilities. Typically two a year with 200 people visiting at each |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/visits.aspx |
| Description | Culham open days for the public |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Open days at UKAEA Culham for members of the public to visit the fusion facilities. Typically two a year with 200 people visiting at each. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/visits.aspx |
| Description | Culham open evenings for the public |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Open evenings for the general public to have a lecture on fusion and then tour the fusion facilities at UKAEA Culham. Typically ten a year with one hundred visitors each time |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/visits.aspx |
| Description | Culham open evenings for the public in 2019 and 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Open evenings for the general public to have a lecture on fusion and then tour the fusion facilities at UKAEA Culham. Typically ten a year with one hundred visitors each time. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/visits.aspx |
| Description | Culham virtual open evenings for the public (Mar 2021 to Mar 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual visit presentations for the general public to have an introductory talk on fusion and then a presentation showing the fusion facilities at UKAEA Culham. Typically one hundred visitors each time. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/visits.aspx |
| Description | Culham virtual open evenings for the public (Nov 2020 to Mar 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual visit presentations for the general public to have an introductory talk on fusion and then a presentation showing the fusion facilities at UKAEA Culham. Typically one hundred visitors each time. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/visits.aspx |
| Description | Dendrite schools event at Duxford - June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition stand at schools competition finals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Development of UK Fusion Materials Road Map and launch at Nuclear Academics Meeting University of Cambridge 7-8 September 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Major study with input from academia and industry of the steps needed to identify and develop materials suitable for various roles in a future fusion power station. See https://www.nuclearuniversities.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/UKAEA-Amanda-Quadling.pdf |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.nuclearuniversities.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/UKAEA-Amanda-Quadling.pdf |
| Description | EngFest - 2 April 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition stand at national science festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Event hosted for the NIA's new Fusion Business Group - July 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Event hosted at Culham |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | FISPACT-II training workshops through OECD/NEA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Increased user base of UKAEA-developed, EPSRC-funded code system |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | FISPACT-II training workshops through OECD/NEA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Increased user base of UKAEA-developed, EPSRC-funded code system |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019,2020,2021 |
| Description | Festival of Tomorrow - Hands-on interactive festival events (February 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in four interactive days, with two at Deanery CE Academy and two in lower socio-economic community of Brunel Shopping Centre |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Fusenet - Online Teacher CPD event (October 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Virtual presentation, alongside GOLEM and ITER, delivered to school teachers for continual professional development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Fusenet - Online Teacher CPD event (October 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Virtual presentation, alongside GOLEM and ITER, delivered to school teachers for continual professional development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Fusion at COP26 (Led panel discussion on UK Policy, Technical Challenges, Global South aspects) in Glasgow (with rehearsal to public audience prior day at Edinburgh University) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Global press coverage of COP26; YouTube video of panel presentation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Fusion at COP26 (Led panel discussion on UK Policy, Technical Challenges, Global South aspects) in Glasgow (with rehearsal to public audience prior day at Edinburgh University) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | lobal press coverage of COP26; YouTube video of panel presentation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Fusion frontiers lecture as part of York fusion CDT |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of significant of materials to next generations of nuclear scientists |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Fusion frontiers lecture as part of York fusion CDT |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of significant of materials to next generations of nuclear scientists |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Get Up To Speed |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in one interactive day at Magna Science Centre |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IF Oxford ("Oxford Science & Ideas Festival") - Oxford, October 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Display at regional science event for general public |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | IF Oxford ("Oxford Science & Ideas Festival") - Oxford, October 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Display at regional science event for general public |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | IF Oxford - Film Screening (October 2019, Oxford) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Screening of "Let There Be Light" with panel discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | IF Oxford - Hands-on interactive festival events (October 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in three interactive days, with two at Oxford Town Hall and one in lower socio-economic community of BlackbirdLeys Community Centre |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | IF Oxford - Visits for Fusion Art Competition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A fusion art competition was linked with an IF Oxford presentation and two virtual visits were ran for adult winners and children winners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | IF Oxford Online - Live virtual events (October 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Six presentations delivered live via online virtual platforms to an average of 100 per event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | IF Oxford Online - Live virtual events (October 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Three presentations delivered live via online virtual platforms to an average of 50 per event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | IF Oxford Online - Virtual Explorazone (October 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual activity display stand with downloadable resources and live-chat capability; our stand was attended by an estimated 180 virtual visitors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | IOP Abingdon Regional Teacher Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Virtual presentation, alongside GOLEM and ITER, delivered to school teachers for continual professional development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Institute of Physics - Teacher CPD Event (February 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Visit by school teachers for continual professional development |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | International Women in Engineer Day (June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Series of virtual talks and presentations created by the outreach team for six schools in the Oxfordshire region. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | New Scientist Live - London, October 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition stand at national science festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | New Scientist Live - London, Sept 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibit at national science festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | New Scientist Live - London, September 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibit at national science festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | New Scientist Live Manchester - Hands-on interactive festival events (March 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in four interactive days at Manchester Central Conference Complex |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | North Star (Autumn 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Large online virtual event for Yorkshire schools to highlight STEM and manufacturing in the region, inclusive of a 5-week project working directly with a Sheffield school and talk by UKAEA graduate Leah Morgan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | North Star project and event (November 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Project working with a local South Yorkshire school to create a presentation on fusion with participation at a final event for schools in the region. Also, a show-style presentation was created for this event by the outreach team to engage schools at the final event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Ogden Trust - Online Teacher CPD Event (February 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Virtual presentation providing information on how to include fusion and UKAEA research in secondary and primary school cross-curriculum teaching for continual professional development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Ogden Trust - Online Teacher CPD Events (May 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Virtual presentations providing information on how to include fusion and UKAEA research in secondary and primary school cross-curriculum teaching for continual professional development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | OxLEP Transformative Technologies Tour 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit by high-achieving students from local schools organized by OxLEP as part of a day visiting cutting-edge Oxfordshire STEM sites. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Oxfordshire Science Festival - Oxford, July 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibit at regional science festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Royal Institution Family Fun Day - London, October 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Display at science event for families in London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford, July 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Display at major technology festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | STFC Engineering Your Future (July 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Activity display stand at STFC event on Harwell campus for local schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | STFC Engineering Your Future - Virtula (July 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Participation in round-table discussion and delivered virtual visit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | STFC Engineering Your Future - Virtula (July 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Participation in round-table discussion and delivered virtual visit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | STFC Engineering your Future (July 2018) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Activity display stand at STFC event on Harwell campus for local schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | STFC Science In Your Future - Virtual (March 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Participation in round-table discussion and delivered virtual visit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | STFC Science in Your Future (March 2018) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Activity display stand at STFC event on Harwell campus for local schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | STFC Science in Your Future (March 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Activity display stand at STFC event on Harwell campus for local schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | School & college visits to Culham (Apr 17 to Feb 19) - 95 schools and colleges, 1700 students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visits by school and university groups (sometimes several a day) - e.g. A Level or undergraduate students studying, for example, physics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/Visits.aspx |
| Description | School and College virtual visits to UKAEA Culham (April 2020 to Mar 2021) - 25 Schools and colleges, 1400 students, 25 teachers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual visit presentations for school groups - e.g. GCSE, A Level, including international school groups |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/Visits.aspx |
| Description | School and College virtual visits to UKAEA Culham (April 2021 to Mar 2022) - 35 Schools and colleges, 1,333 students, 84 teachers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual visit presentations for school groups - e.g. GCSE, A Level, including international school groups |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Science Museum Lates - London, November 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Evening event for adults at the Science Museum |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Sea Scouts project (December 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Apprentice-led project to engage the local sea scouts group over multiple weeks |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Stanley Starr, Chief Scientist NASA, 8 March 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior international technologist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Tomorrow Science Festival (February 2020, Swindon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Activity display stand at local science event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | UK Fusion Materials Roadmap constructed via a series of 4 workshops and 2 follow up consultation events; published online and presented at the UK Nuclear Academics Meeting Sep 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 4 workshops and 2 follow up consultation events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | UKAEA Careers Event for School Leaders |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Evening event supported by the outreach and early careers teams in collaboration with Oxfordshire Advanced Skills to inform local school leaders (careers advisors/head teachers/etc) about our work and career opportunities for their students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UKAEA Virtual Open Evening February 23, 2021 - JET & RACE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual visit presentations for the general public to have an introductory talk on fusion and then a presentation showing the fusion facilities at UKAEA Culham. Typically one hundred visitors each time. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | University student site visits to UKAEA Culham (Apr 2021 to Mar 2022) - 8 university groups, 141 university students, 12 lecturing staff |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Visits by university groups - e.g. undergraduate physics courses, engineering courses, student societies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019,2020 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/Visits.aspx |
| Description | University student virtual visits to UKAEA Culham (Apr 2020 to Mar 2021) - 15 university groups, 350 university students, 15 lecturing staff |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual visit presentations for university groups - e.g. undergraduate physics courses, engineering courses, student societies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/Visits.aspx |
| Description | University student virtual visits to UKAEA Culham (Apr 2021 to Mar 2022) - 15 university groups, 437 university students, 41 lecturing staff |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Online virtual visit presentations for university groups - e.g. undergraduate physics courses, engineering courses, student societies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/Visits.aspx |
| Description | University student visits to UKAEA Culham (Apr 2017 to Mar 2020) - 50 university groups, 900 university students, 75 lecturing staff |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Visits by university groups - e.g. undergraduate physics courses, engineering courses, student societies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019,2020 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/Visits.aspx |
| Description | Visit by Agneta Rising, DG World Nuclear Assoc., 26 September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior figure in world nuclear energy industry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary at BEIS, 28 July 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by the Perm Secretary of the department that owns and funds UKAEA-CCFE |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 17 June 2021. Announcement of General Fusion facility at Culham Science Centre. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit by Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 6 March 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 6th March. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Visit by Andy Storer, CEO of NAMRC, 14 Nov 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior figure in UK nuclear technology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, 25 January 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by the science minister to explain our work and talk to staff |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by David Peattie, new CEO of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, 15 September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Visit by a senior figure in the nuclear industry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Gareth Davies, Director BEIS, 28 September 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by very senior civil servant in science & innovation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Greg Falconer, Deputy Director BEIS, 10 October 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior civil servant in BEIS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Grigory Trubnikov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Russia, 12 March 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Russian energy minister influential in world fusion decisions especially ITER |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by HRH The Duke of Cambridge to open MAST-U experiment, 18 October 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Prince William had major internal and external impact |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by HRH The Duke of York, 21 March 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit from a senior royal. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by House of Lords EU Energy and Environment committee, 17 January 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior parliamentary committee advising on energy policy and delivery |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Jesse Norman, BEIS Minister, 20 April 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by BEIS minister |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Jo Shanmugalingam BEIS - November 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Jo Shanmugalingam, BEIS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Joe McGeogh, IMechE President - December 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Visit by IMechE president |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by John Clarke CEO of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, 10 May 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior figure in nuclear industry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by John Howarth MEP, 20 November 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by regional MEP |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by John Manzoni, Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office, 28 April 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by very senior civil servant |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Julie Girling MEP, 26 January 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by regional MEP |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Layla Moran, local MP (Oxford West and Abingdon) 30 June 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by local MP to explain work by an organisation which employs many of her constituents. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Lord Browne of Madingley, UKRI Board member, 25 September 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior industrialist and member of UKRI board |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Lord Willetts, UKRI Board member, 6 July 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by form science minister and present member of UKRI board |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Martin Agnew, Airbus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Martin Agnew, Airbus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Paul Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science, US DoE, 25 October 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior US Government figure, from DoE (we collaborate with DoE laboratories and initiatives). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Prof Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Advisor and Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, of BEIS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by the Perm Secretary and Chief Scientific Advisor of the department that owns and funds UKAEA-CCFE |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Visit by Professor John Loughhead, BEIS Chief Scientific Advisor |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by BEIS Chief Scientific Advisor |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Rachel Reeves MP, 5 Oct 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by chair of House of Commons BEIS select committee |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Visit by Rebecca Endean, Strategy Director UKRI, 24 August 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior figure in UKRI |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, then Chancellor of the Exchequer - May 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by then Chancellor the Exchequer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Rt Hon Boris Johnson, Prime Minister - August 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by the Prime Minister |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State (Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth), 13 Aug 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Visit by SODC councillors - June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by new SODC councillors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Sam Gyimah MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, 11 October 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by science minister endorsing our work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Sir John Kingman, Chair of UKRI, 1 May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by chair of organisation that funds UK research including UKAEA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, 14 January 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Government chief scientist to explain progress and status of fusion and other UKAEA activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Thangam Debonnaire MP, 9 March 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by leading MP |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Tim Stone, Chair NIA, 10 January 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Visit by head of Nuclear Industry Association |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by Tom Brake MP, 15 June 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by LibDem MP with Brexit portfolio |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit by Tony Curzon Price, BEIS - July 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by BEIS Chief Economist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit by members of the Dept for International Trade - Developing Sector Knowledge (Nuclear). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by members of DIT DSK (Nuclear) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Visit from HRH The Prince of Wales - to mark DT experiments on JET - 31 Jan 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit from external stakeholders to view JET facilties that may be avaibale for repurposing activities in the future - Oct 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of Chris Pook, Deputy Director (Science & Innovation, Systems and Capability) for the Government Office for Science - June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of Dr Alan Partridge, Executive Director of Large Scale Facilities and Head of RAL, STFC - July 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit of Dr Alan Partridge, Executive Director of Large Scale Facilities and Head of RAL, STFC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of George Freeman, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation - Feb 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit of Liz Leffman, Leader of Oxfordshire County Council - June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of Lord Agnew, Minister of State (Minister for Efficiency and Transformation) in the Cabinet Office - Dec 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of Lord Deben, Chair Climate Change Committee - Jan 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit of Professor Dame Angela McLean , Chief Scientific Adviser for the Ministry of Defence - July 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of Sir John Manzoni, Chair SSE and AWE Oct 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of South Oxfordshire District Councillors - September 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit of various stakeholders for a Regulatory away day - Nov 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit to the Culham Science Centre site |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visitby Prof. Rachel Slaybaugh, Prog. Director ARPA-E US DoE, 7 November 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by senior US public sector technologist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visits of CCFE staff to schools (April 17 to February 19) - 46 schools visited, 2600 children |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | These were visits by CCFE staff to mainly primary schools (Key Stage 2 children), using the sundome (original funded by EPSRC) as a mini-planetarium to illustrate fusion and wider physics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019 |
| URL | http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/Visits.aspx |