Friday, 2 December 2016

UK nuclear fusion lab faces uncertain future

UK nuclear fusion lab faces uncertain future

A question mark hangs over a world-leading laboratory that has pioneered research into fusion for nearly 40 years. The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy near Oxford is largely funded by the EU and dozens of its scientists come from outside the UK. Since the vote for Brexit, many at the centre have become "extremely nervous" amid uncertainty about future financing and freedom of movement. Five researchers have already returned to continental Europe with others said to be considering their positions.

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