Sector - Software & Technology
Nuclear fusion facility planned in Rotherham
23 Sep 19
The United Kingdom’s Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has scheduled the construction of a nuclear fusion energy research facility in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in a bid to establish Britain’s place in the commercialisation of low-cost, low-carbon fusion energy.
The facility will be constructed at a cost of £22M at the Advanced Manufacturing Park, neighbouring companies such as Rolls-Royce, McLaren Automotive, the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC).
The centre has been funded under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Nuclear Sector Deal, with assistance from a £2M investment from Sheffield City Region’s Local Growth Fund.
Furthermore, it is hoped that the research facility will encourage collaboration with the AMRC and NAMRC while also providing 40 highly skilled jobs to the region.
The Director of the National Fusion Technology Platform at UKAEA, Colin Walters stated: “Momentum is growing in fusion research and we believe the opening of this facility in South Yorkshire represents a practical step towards developing power plants.
“This facility will provide fantastic opportunities for UK businesses to win contracts and put UKAEA in a great position to help deliver the necessary expertise for the first nuclear fusion power stations.”
The Sheffield City Region Mayor, Dan Jarvis MBE MP added: “The Sheffield City Region is a growing hub of innovation, expertise, and knowledge.
“As well as creating new skilled jobs and opportunities for collaboration with the nearby research centres, this facility will create opportunities for other businesses as specialist suppliers, boosting the region’s economy and highlighting our world-leading specialisms in advanced manufacturing.”
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear AMRC, Andrew Storer concluded: “We are delighted to welcome UKAEA to the Advanced Manufacturing Park, and to the Sheffield region’s world-leading cluster of applied innovation. We look forward to working with UKAEA at their new facility to develop manufacturing techniques for fusion power plants and help UK manufacturers win work in this growing global market.
“This development has the potential to create many jobs in the local supply chain as fusion technology matures. This is a huge deal for Sheffield and the North, and we are really pleased to have played a part in this and to be working with UKAEA.”
If you would like to read more articles like this then please click here.
More Software & Technology News
- SMEs remain unprepared as cyber threats escalate
19 Apr 24
SMEs neglect cyber security, making them easy targets for a wide range of attacks, including
- How AI technology is making the construction sector safer
8 Apr 24
The most groundbreaking solutions currently changing workplace health and safety are those which harness the
- How technology can improve supply chain resilience in infrastructure project delivery
5 Apr 24
Major infrastructure projects rely on supply chains being resilient in the face of unexpected challenges.
-
Sector Press Releases
- Viewpoint For Projects transitions to ViewpointID for single sign-on
Viewpoint For Projects (VFP) has transitioned to a dedicated authentication service for logging into the platform.
- Countdown to UK Infrastructure Show 2020
With less than six months to go to the UK's premier infrastructure show and networking event: UKIS 2020,
- Comms365 Blog – in the News
As Christmas approaches and the end of 2018 is in sight we thought it would be a perfect
- Daisy Event – From Diggers to Digitisation
Join Daisy on 29th November at our roundtable event in London.
- Infographic – Four simple steps to construction site connectivity
- Solving construction site connectivity problems with portable high speed internet
Construction Project Managers, IT Directors and on-site employees will know how important a reliable on-site internet connection is
-
Sector Case Studies
- Birmingham New Street station benefits from Field View
Mace dramatically increased its ability to manage defects effectively.
- Tower Hamlets using Field View
Learn how Field View helps Designer Group
- Field View increases Colmore Tang’s project visibility
Field View provides a golden thread of information through from design to project completion.
- Red Systems: Driving Quality Improvement
Red Systems is driving quality improvement to increase bottom line with Viewpoint’s Field View.
- eInvoicing solution helps Osborne work smarter
Osborne automate the electronic receipt of invoices to its COINS system.
- WebContractor helps Osborne work smarter with subcontractors
Osborne is a large construction, civil engineering and property services business.