Culham Science Centre
Location Culham Science Centre Abingdon Oxon OX14 3DB
Contact Details Contact : Mike Hurp , Property Asset Manager Tel : 01235 466392 Email : mike . hurp @ ukaea . uk Website : www . culham . org . uk
Aerial view of the Culham Science Centre © Copyright protected by United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre is …
• An internationally renowned centre for fusion energy research , development and technology
• Home of the European JET facility , currently the world ’ s largest fusion research machine
• Home of the UK ’ s national fusion research programme
• A diverse community of over 40 public and private sector organisations
• A key part of the globally significant science , technology and innovation cluster known as Science Vale Oxford
• A major employment location in Oxfordshire providing some 2000 jobs
• Targeting 50 % growth
The Culham Science Centre Community Owned and managed by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority ( UKAEA ), Culham Science Centre combines world-class publicly funded research into fusion power , commercial technology organisations and an Innovation Centre , to create a powerhouse of high technology innovation and enterprise in South Oxfordshire , just a few miles south of the city of Oxford .
It is sited in one of the most successful science locations in the country and is a partner in Science Vale Oxford , along with other public and private sector organisations in the area , to promote southern Oxfordshire as a global hot spot for enterprise and innovation in science , high technology and the application of knowledge .
Reflecting the cross-cutting and inter-disciplinary nature of the strengths of the Science Vale Oxford cluster , Culham Science Centre hosts a wide range of organisations . Examples include :
Reaction Engines Ltd , an exciting aerospace company developing the technologies needed for an advanced combined cycle air-breathing rocket engine that will enable aircraft to operate easily at speeds of up to five times the speed of sound or fly directly into Earth orbit ; Aurox Ltd , a leading imaging equipment company , with its origins in Oxford University , which is developing new optical imaging techniques and products ; And , GeneFirst , a growing molecular diagnostics company working in the fields of infectious diseases , cancer diagnostics and personal medicine .
Some of Culham Science Centre ’ s smaller and start-up high technology companies are hosted in the Culham Innovation Centre , a dedicated business incubator managed by Oxford Innovation Ltd . For more details , see www . culham-ic . co . uk .
The commercial property portfolio is managed on site by a professional and dedicated UKAEA team . Learn more about us and our occupiers at www . culham . org . uk
Culham Science Centre and Fusion Culham Science Centre is home to Culham Centre for Fusion Energy ( CCFE ) - the UKs nuclear fusion research programme . CCFE is the research arm of the UK Atomic Energy Authority , owner of the Culham site . It is also the leading UK centre of excellence in plasma science and engineering .
Fusion Research at Culham
Magnetic confinement fusion research ( using powerful magnetic field to control a hot gas of hydrogen-like fuels ) in the UK dates back to the early 1950s ; the main research efforts were based at Harwell ( then the Atomic Energy Research Establishment ), Aldermaston and several universities . ZETA , the first large-scale fusion experiment , was built and operated at Harwell in the late 1950s . The combined fusion research effort transferred to Culham in 1963 , where it has remained until the present day .
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