United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Partner to Accelerate Fusion Energy Development
OXFORD, United Kingdom and CHALK RIVER, Ontario, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), have signed a collaboration framework agreement to partner on the development of technologies in relation to the management of tritium, a fusion energy fuel.
- OXFORD, United Kingdom and CHALK RIVER, Ontario, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), have signed a collaboration framework agreement to partner on the development of technologies in relation to the management of tritium, a fusion energy fuel.
- The UK-Canada Memorandum of Understanding enhances collaboration on key focus areas, including research and development, regulatory harmonisation, and skills and workforce development.
- Stephen Wheeler, UKAEA Executive Director, said: “Fusion energy promises to be a safe, low carbon and sustainable part of the world’s future energy supply.
- Photos from a recent visit Canadian Nuclear Laboratories visit to UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Culham Campus, in Oxfordshire, can be found here: https://ukaea.canto.global/b/JTQVC