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Tokamak Energy signals major expansion with over 160 new jobs as it pioneers commercial fusion energy

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Friday, July 16, 2021
Emerging technologies, Sustainable energy, Tokamaks, Articles, Fusion power, Spherical tokamak, Energy, Physical sciences, ARC fusion reactor, DEMOnstration Power Plant

This recruitment drive comes as the company continues to pioneer commercial fusion energy, which is clean, economic and globally deployable.

Key Points: 
  • This recruitment drive comes as the company continues to pioneer commercial fusion energy, which is clean, economic and globally deployable.
  • Tokamak Energy is developing two technologies crucial for commercial fusion power high temperature superconductor (HTS) magnets and compact spherical tokamaks.
  • This expansion underpins our vision to pioneer commercial fusion energy, which is clean, economic and globally deployable.
  • In the ST-40 fusion prototype, Tokamak Energy has developed the most advanced compact spherical tokamak in the world a key enabler of commercial fusion.

Tokamak Energy signals major expansion with over 160 new jobs as it pioneers commercial fusion energy

Retrieved on: 
Friday, July 16, 2021
Emerging technologies, Sustainable energy, Tokamaks, Articles, Fusion power, Spherical tokamak, Energy, Physical sciences, ARC fusion reactor, DEMOnstration Power Plant

This recruitment drive comes as the company continues to pioneer commercial fusion energy, which is clean, economic and globally deployable.

Key Points: 
  • This recruitment drive comes as the company continues to pioneer commercial fusion energy, which is clean, economic and globally deployable.
  • Tokamak Energy is developing two technologies crucial for commercial fusion power high temperature superconductor (HTS) magnets and compact spherical tokamaks.
  • This expansion underpins our vision to pioneer commercial fusion energy, which is clean, economic and globally deployable.
  • In the ST-40 fusion prototype, Tokamak Energy has developed the most advanced compact spherical tokamak in the world a key enabler of commercial fusion.

Ansys Enables the ITER Organization to Design the World's Largest Highly Sustainable Nuclear Fusion Power Plant

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Tokamaks, ITER, Science diplomacy, Ansys, ANSS, Fusion power, Proto, Articles, Technology, Energy

ITER engineers use Ansys simulations to enhance electromagnetic (EM) structure design, decrease project risk, reduce physical prototyping and satisfy stringent safety standards

Key Points: 
  • ITER engineers use Ansys simulations to enhance electromagnetic (EM) structure design, decrease project risk, reduce physical prototyping and satisfy stringent safety standards
    The ITER Organization is collaborating with Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) to optimize EM structure design and performance for the ITER, the largest nuclear fusion plant created to affordably deliver clean, net energy and maintain fusion for long durations.
  • Through a new multi-year agreement, Ansys will work with ITER engineers to improve project risk management, streamlining system development and meeting critical safety requirements.
  • Fusion power has the potential to be an ideal energy source as it creates little to no emissions or long-lived radioactive waste, while generating power around the clock.
  • ITER engineers leverage Ansys simulation solutions to economically design EM structures.

General Fusion to build its Fusion Demonstration Plant in the UK, at the UKAEA Culham Campus

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Nuclear energy in the United Kingdom, Tokamaks, Abingdon-on-Thames, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Environment, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Articles, DEMOnstration Power Plant, Fusion power, Fusion, Energy, Government

VANCOUVER, Canada and LONDON, UK, June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (BST) --The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and General Fusion have announced an agreement under which General Fusion will build and operate its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) at UKAEA's Culham Campus.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, Canada and LONDON, UK, June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (BST) --The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and General Fusion have announced an agreement under which General Fusion will build and operate its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) at UKAEA's Culham Campus.
  • General Fusion will benefit from the cluster of fusion supply chain activities in the UK, centered on UKAEA's globally recognized expertise and presence in the field.
  • General Fusion and UKAEA intend to collaborate on a range of fusion energy technologies for power plant design and operation.
  • This is incredibly exciting news for not only General Fusion, but also the global effort to develop practical fusion energy.

MHI Completes Four TF Coils for ITER

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Monday, May 24, 2021
ITER, Science diplomacy, Electromagnetic coil, Divertor, Electromagnetism, Tokamaks, Electrical engineering

MHI completed the world's first TF coil for ITER in January 2020, holding a ceremony at its Futami Plant to mark the achievement.

Key Points: 
  • MHI completed the world's first TF coil for ITER in January 2020, holding a ceremony at its Futami Plant to mark the achievement.
  • In addition to handling the final assembly process for five of the total 19 TF coils in ITER, MHI manufactured the structure and winding used in the TF coils, achieving a level of precision within 0.01% for these massive superconducting coils, which are 16.5 meters high and 9 meters wide, with a gross weight of 300 tonnes.
  • In addition to the completion of the four TF coils for ITER, MHI is also working on manufacturing other core components, including the divertor(1)1 and equatorial EC launcher(2).
  • Japan is playing a major role in developing and manufacturing the core components of ITER, including the TF coils.

New research tackles key challenge for commercial fusion energy

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Tokamaks, Alternative energy, Emerging technologies, Fusion power, Energy, Articles, Tokamak Energy, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Spherical tokamak, Lockheed Martin Compact Fusion Reactor, Science and technology, Magnetic confinement fusion

b'OXFORD, England, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokamak Energy is one of the world-leaders in the race for commercial fusion energy.

Key Points: 
  • b'OXFORD, England, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokamak Energy is one of the world-leaders in the race for commercial fusion energy.
  • "\nJack Astbury, Radiation Shielding Team Leader, from Tokamak Energy said: "It is great to be working with Patrick and his UNSW colleagues to tackle this crucial challenge for fusion power plants.
  • "\nEstablished in 2009, Tokamak Energy is a private company working to develop compact fusion power.
  • The company employs 150 people and has over 50 families of patent applications.\nTokamak Energy\'s approach to commercial fusion energy is to combine the new technology of high field-strength, high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets with the efficiency advantages of the spherical tokamak design.\nBased in Oxford, England, the company is a spin-out from Culham Laboratory, the world-leading centre for magnetic fusion energy research.

New research tackles key challenge for commercial fusion energy

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Alternative energy, Emerging technologies, Fusion power, Tokamaks, Energy, Articles, Tokamak Energy, Physical sciences, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Spherical tokamak, Lockheed Martin Compact Fusion Reactor, Magnetic confinement fusion

b'- It turns out that scientists at UNSW Sydney have the answer and Tokamak Energy, a UK company developing commercial fusion energy, is excited about the technology\nOXFORD, England, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokamak Energy is one of the world-leaders in the race for commercial fusion energy.

Key Points: 
  • b'- It turns out that scientists at UNSW Sydney have the answer and Tokamak Energy, a UK company developing commercial fusion energy, is excited about the technology\nOXFORD, England, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokamak Energy is one of the world-leaders in the race for commercial fusion energy.
  • "\nJack Astbury, Radiation Shielding Team Leader, from Tokamak Energy said: "It is great to be working with Patrick and his UNSW colleagues to tackle this crucial challenge for fusion power plants.
  • "\nEstablished in 2009, Tokamak Energy is a private company working to develop compact fusion power.
  • The company employs 150 people and has over 50 families of patent applications.\nTokamak Energy\'s approach to commercial fusion energy is to combine the new technology of high field-strength, high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets with the efficiency advantages of the spherical tokamak design.\nBased in Oxford, England, the company is a spin-out from Culham Laboratory, the world-leading centre for magnetic fusion energy research.

Fusion Energy: ASG will make the magnetic heart of ENEA's DTT

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Tokamaks, Alternative energy, Fusion power, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Superconducting magnet, Articles, Electromagnetism, Science and technology

The Italian DTT infrastructure will be a focal point of scientific and industrial research for the realization of fusion for reliable and durable clean energy.

Key Points: 
  • The Italian DTT infrastructure will be a focal point of scientific and industrial research for the realization of fusion for reliable and durable clean energy.
  • ASG has developed and built superconducting magnets for the most important fusion energy projects over the last 40 years.
  • Under the co-ordination of Fusion for Energy, ASG has been involved in the toroidal and poloidal coils production.
  • ASG collaborates on the theme of fusion also with UKAEA - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency.

Fusion Energy: ASG will make the magnetic heart of ENEA's DTT

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Tokamaks, Alternative energy, Fusion power, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Superconducting magnet, Articles, Electromagnetism, Science and technology

The Italian DTT infrastructure will be a focal point of scientific and industrial research for the realization of fusion for reliable and durable clean energy.

Key Points: 
  • The Italian DTT infrastructure will be a focal point of scientific and industrial research for the realization of fusion for reliable and durable clean energy.
  • ASG has developed and built superconducting magnets for the most important fusion energy projects over the last 40 years.
  • Under the co-ordination of Fusion for Energy, ASG has been involved in the toroidal and poloidal coils production.
  • ASG collaborates on the theme of fusion also with UKAEA - United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency.

NTS Awarded Multiple Contracts for Testing Critical Components of ITER, the World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Nuclear, Energy, Other Energy, Tokamaks, ITER, Science diplomacy, Fusion power, DEMOnstration Power Plant, Articles, Energy, Nuclear technology, National Technical Systems, Hayward Tyler, Vacuum Technology Incorporated

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), the leading independent provider of qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions in North America, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded multiple contracts to test critical components on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the worlds largest fusion reactor.

Key Points: 
  • National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), the leading independent provider of qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions in North America, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded multiple contracts to test critical components on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the worlds largest fusion reactor.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210330005143/en/
    NTS is awarded multiple contracts to test critical components on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the world's largest fusion reactor.
  • When complete, ITER will be the largest fusion experimental reactor in the world and is designed to demonstrate 500 MW of fusion power.
  • These vital components will go through rigorous Nuclear Equipment Qualification Testing, which includes radiation aging, seismic testing, thermal aging and analysis, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing .