Shutdown 2009/2010
Added July 26th, 2010 in Picture of the week
JET is currently undergoing a vast modifiaction. The picture is one of a series taken with a fixed installed camera overlooking the torus hall.
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Open Evenings at the Culham Science Centre
Added July 18th, 2010 in Education, Picture of the week, Visits
The siblings Freddy (14) and Tom (12) are obviously fascinated by the sheer size of JET. Last Wednesday they joined one of the Open Evenings held on a regular basis at the Culham Science Centre.
Richard Tivey retires
Added July 12th, 2010 in Picture of the week
Richard Tivey is living proof of how international fusion research is. Richard’s leaving do at JET last week was joined by companions from the past and present in person and remotely [...]
Greetings from Dublin
Added July 4th, 2010 in Picture of the week
The teddy bear who is missing the scientists in the control room escaped and attended the 37th Conference on Plasma Physics organised by the European Physical Society (EPS).
In memory of Hans-Otto Wüster
Added June 27th, 2010 in Picture of the week
25 years ago, on June 30 1985, JET’s key management were stunned by the news of Hans Otto Wüster’s sudden death. Coming from CERN with profound managerial experience he became JET’s first director in 1978.
Control room orphaned
Added June 21st, 2010 in Picture of the week
During the shutdown we can’t do any experiments at JET. That is why the main control room seems to be currently abandoned. Only the teddy bear remains calmly [...]
The virtual vessel
Added June 13th, 2010 in Picture of the week
This picture is an amazing blend of 3D imagery and photography and gives you more than an idea of how the JET vessel is going to look after the shutdown is finished.
Aerial view of the Culham Science Centre
Added June 6th, 2010 in Picture of the week
Aerial view of the Culham Science Centre and JET buildings. Visible in this picture are also the three old runways of the Royal Naval Air Station HMS Hornbill, [...]
Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmode Antenna
Added May 30th, 2010 in Picture of the week
This picture shows one of two Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmode (TAE) antenna in the JET vessel. The antennae are in operation since 2004 and help to understand …
The Beam Development Group
Added May 24th, 2010 in Picture of the week
The Beam Development Group (back row, left to right): Mark Barnard, Michael Kovari, Richard Robins, Chris Lane, Dave Raisbeck, Jonathan Godwin, Brendan Crowley; (front row, left to right) Stephen Gee, Dragoslav Ciric, Fred Long, Tim Jones.
