UK Progress Atlas

Research & Innovation

UKAEA Fusion Fuel Facility

UKAEA and Eni are developing the H3AT Tritium Loop Facility at Culham to test the fuel cycle needed by future fusion power plants.[1][2]

Current position

Kinectrics joined the international project as fabrication partner in March 2026.

Benefits

  • A pilot-scale continuous fuel loop will support research into recovering and reusing scarce tritium.

Latest developments

Sources
  1. ukaea.org ↗
  2. gov.uk ↗
  3. ccfe.ukaea.uk ↗
  4. eni.com ↗