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  Website last updated:   03/07/2008

  Business Opportunities in Fusion
                   for UK Industry



With growing investment in fusion research programmes, there are many business opportunities for UK companies. Explore the UKAEA Fusion and Industry site to discover how your company can win business in this exciting and challenging market.

  • New to Fusion? Then visit the UKAEA 'Fusion Power' web site for an overview of fusion power, its technology and potential environmental benefits.

  • National and international fusion programmes – Fusion research in the UK is conducted at the UKAEA's Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire. The centre is home to the UK's fusion research programme as well as JET (the Joint European Torus), currently the world's largest fusion experiment. The UKAEA has close links with other European and international fusion laboratories and the 5 billion Euros International Tokamak Experimental Reactor (ITER) under construction at Cadarache, France.

  • Is fusion relevant to my company? Like any business, fusion research requires a wide range of products and services from the mundane to the highly technical. To find out more about the business opportunities arising from fusion research visit our Industry Opportunities area.

  • Current Fusion Contracts and Tenders Got a technical problem? The UKAEA Fusion and Industry technology transfer programme is designed to maximise the benefits of fusion research to companies through technical know-how, problem solving and access to advanced engineering, IT and plasma physics technologies. Check out Fusion's technology transfer activities and technical support package for more details.

To view the latest UKAEA Fusion and Industry e-zine please click here.

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