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UKAEA announces £3.1m worth of contracts to accelerate UK fusion industry

Published on: 28 February 2023
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LNB News 28/02/2023

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Issue Date: 28 February 2023

Published Date: 28 February 2023

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced that 18 organisations have secured contracts worth £3.1m to demonstrate how their innovative technologies and proposed solutions could help make fusion energy a reality. The organisations will focus on overcoming specific technical and physical challenges. The contracts which include feasibility studies from £50,000 up to £200,000 are funded by the UKAEA’s Fusion Industry Programme and awarded through the government's Small Business Research Initiative.

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