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Culham

British  
/ ˈkʌləm /

noun

  1. a village in S central England, in Oxfordshire: site of the UK centre for thermonuclear reactor research and of the Joint European Torus (JET) programme

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Scientists were brought in from across the continent to Culham in Oxfordshire; Professor Green was one of them.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

When it restarted in 2011, the signs were not good, says Cowley, who was then director of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, which runs JET on behalf of the European Union’s EuroFusion agency.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2022

“The long-term future worries the hell out of me,” says Steven Cowley, who directs the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Abingdon, UK.

From Nature • Jun. 27, 2016

The body was found close to where the 16-year-old disappeared while playing in the River Thames at Culham, Oxfordshire, on Saturday evening.

From BBC • May 10, 2016

A pleasant feature was the number of Culham students, who came from all parts of England to re-enlist in their old Corps.

From The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry by Rose, Geoffrey Keith