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News Articles ITER Neutral Beam development at Culham Iter News - 22/07/2008 UKAEA is playing a key role in a pan-European team developing elements of the ITER Neutral Beam Injection System. 18 months into the project, the team is approaching conclusion of the concept design phase in preparation for beginning work on development of the neutral beam components. UK companies attracted to ITER magnets briefing Iter News - 22/07/2008 Earlier this month Fusion and Industry held a briefing for companies possibly interested in the manufacture, testing and delivery of some components of the ITER magnet system. The half day briefing brought together F4E's leading expert on magnets and engineers from 10 UK companies. Mission to ITER Iter News - 22/07/2008 As ITER site preparations get under way, Fusion and Industry recently organised a two-day trade mission to ITER for UK companies hoping to benefit from early engineering services contracts. ITER update Iter News - 21/07/2008 The ITER Council – the project’s governing body – held its latest meeting on 17-18 June 2008 in Japan. The Council approved the extensive design review undertaken by the ITER team, formalising the start date of operations at 2018, whilst recognising the significant progress that has been made in site preparation and building the project team. ITER diagnostics update Iter News - 26/06/2008 In 2006, UKAEA was asked to take the lead in researching the design of the LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Thomson scattering system for ITER. A LIDAR development cluster comprising scientists and engineers from fusion laboratories across Europe was formed. Jacobs Engineering UK Limited wins big ITER contract Iter News - 25/06/2008 Jacobs Engineering UK Limited has won a contract to provide preliminary architectural and engineering services to the ITER Organisation. The 12-month contract is worth 6.5 million Euro and is the biggest contract placed so far by the ITER Organisation. Manufacturing measurement centre focus for ITER blanket Iter News - 28/05/2008 The West Midlands Manufacturing Measurement Centre (WMMMC) has been successful in winning project work from the ITER Organisation based in Cadarache. Engineer Profile - Mike Loughlin, ITER Nuclear Analyst Iter News - 28/05/2008 Mike Loughlin is a Nuclear Analysis Co-ordinator with the ITER team in Cadarache, France. He is part of the ITER design team responsible for nuclear analysis of those elements which may impact on the overall performance of the fusion reactor.

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