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8,000 face shields printed for NHS
A face shield project inspired by a UKAEA engineer has finished after 8,000 components were shipped to NHS and social care organisations around Berkshire. In April, Emil Jonasson, a Control Systems Software Engineer at RACE, helped to put in place a community effort, partnering with local businesses to provide PPE for NHS surgeries and hospital ...
Using remote tools in nuclear
REACH is a collaboration project between RACE, Createc and Viridian Consultants aiming to demonstrate the remote deployment of nuclear characterisation tools. Funded by InnovateUK, the project took place over 3 years, finishing in April 2020. Deployments of different tools in complex environments is challenging for operators. There is a constant requirement in civil nuclear to ...
RACE AIM-TU bridge the gap between industry and academia
The field of AI and robotics continues to grow at an astounding pace, however, knowledge transfer between academia and industry can be hampered by the lack of testing facilities. There is a requirement to safely combine industrial-grade robotics with the flexibility required to conduct cutting-edge R&D. RACE’s new facility will assist in bridging the gap ...
UKAEA engineer helps initiate effort to produce face shields for the NHS
A UKAEA engineer has helped initiate a community effort, producing urgently needed face shields for the NHS. Emil Jonasson, a Control Systems Software Engineer at RACE, is a member of rLAB – Reading’s Hackspace / Makerspace. After coming across an open-source design for a 3D printed headband (a component needed to make face shields for ...
The latest RACE newsletter is now available
In this newsletter we look back at what RACE has been doing. It has been a busy time, working with ITER and ESS, starting the expansion of the facility and visits from government, including the Prime Minister. The stories featured are all from before the coronavirus pandemic. The newsletter includes: RACE wins contract to establish ...
Evaluating ITER pipe weld integrity
The process of remotely connecting pipes within the ITER environment is challenging for many reasons, not least due to the levels of radiation and space constraints. In areas of ITER where defects could be present in safety-critical, welded structures it is imperative to implement standardised methods to evaluate them. Visual and leak/pressure tests are available ...
Oxbotica leverages RACE Pit Lane for development of autonomous vehicle software
Europe’s leading self-driving vehicle software company is the first business to move into UKAEA’s connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) building, Pit Lane, as it looks to scale-up the release of its software for use across multiple industries. The company has signed a 10-year lease for one of Pit Lane’s bespoke workspaces with offices above (totalling ...
RACE start work on ESS Active Cell
In mid-January, UKAEA’s RACE embarked on a three-year programme of installation activities at the European Spallation Source (ESS), which is being built on the outskirts of Lund in southern Sweden. ESS will be the world’s brightest neutron source with multiple beamlines providing scientists and engineers with the opportunity to conduct ground-breaking materials research on an ...
RACE wins contract to establish new robotics facility
RACE is pleased to announce that they have won the contract to establish a new, national facility that supports nuclear robotics research and development in the UK. The aim of the National Nuclear User Facility for Hot Robotics (NNUF-HR) is to support the UK ambitions for cheaper, faster decommissioning, nuclear new-build, advanced modular fission reactors ...
UKAEA team wins IET Global Challenge
The winners of the IET Global Challenge have been announced. This year’s competition, open to students and professionals aged 18-35, was themed ‘Save our Seas’, with challenges set by the Green Seas Trust and Greenpeace. The Green Seas Trust focused on tackling the trillions of cigarettes that are currently in the sea, whilst the Greenpeace ...
