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Hundreds of former staff gathered to mark the achievements of the Joint European Torus in progressing nuclear fusion. The project has been a positive example of international collaboration, those attending were told, and the European Union hopes the UK will rejoin its Euratom and Fusion4Energy programme from 2028.
The Joint European Torus (JET), one of the world’s largest and most powerful fusion machines, has proven its capability to consistently produce fusion energy and has also established a new world record for energy output. These notable accomplishments represent a significant milestone in the field
The European Commission has launched an Industrial Alliance dedicated to small modular reactors, aiming to facilitate the development of SMRs in Europe by the early 2030s. The announcement came as the commission presented its assessment for a 2040 climate target for the EU.
The EU currently faces an internal dispute over nuclear energy.
If patience rewards the good, then British researchers must be feeling pretty virtuous by now. It has taken seven – 7, count them – years to get from Brexit to a firm deal on the UK joining the EU’s flagship research programme. And now, following confirmation September 7th from both Brussels and London that a deal is agreed, UK researchers and entrepreneurs can gear up their formerly efficient machinery to garner EU grants directly from Brussels starting January 1.