Behind the scenes at MAST Upgrades first plasma @UKAEAofficial

Behind the scenes at MAST Upgrades first plasma @UKAEAofficial

Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The UK's new fusion energy experiment went live on 29 October 2020. Go behind the scenes in the control room at MAST Upgrade (MAST-U) as UKAEA ran the 'first plasma' on the machine, and hear from members of the team on the achievement of creating a star on Earth.

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ccfe.ukaea.uk/all-systems-go-for-uks-55m-fusion-energy-experiment
ccfe.ukaea.uk/research/mast-upgrade

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