Public Open Evening - ATOM Science Festival

Wednesday 19 Mar 2025, 18:00 → 21:00 UTC

Culham Campus

Harnessing the power of stars on Earth

We'd like to invite the public to UKAEA's Open Evening! You are welcome to attend with friends and family, but please note there is a maximum of 10 tickets per group. There is a minimum age limit of 12 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Our Open Evenings offer you a unique opportunity to see in-person some of the amazing work we are doing to develop sustainable fusion energy. You will receive an introductory talk covering the basics of fusion energy, followed by tours of the world’s largest fusion experiment; the world record breaking Joint European Torus (JET) and the cutting edge Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE) facility. These tours will be led by engineers, scientists and technicians, who are currently working on the experiments – so you are guaranteed a genuine insight into what it’s like to work in fusion and have the opportunity to directly ask our passionate researchers anything about our work here at UKAEA.

Bring your questions and curiosity as you discover just how on Earth we are creating star-power and see two of the leading facilities responsible for this ground-breaking research, pushing us closer to delivering fusion energy for all!

18:00 → 18:30 Arrival, welcome and refreshments

18:30 → 19:00 Introductory Talk

19:00 → 21:00 Tour of JET and RACE