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Commonwealth Fusion Systems Selects 47-Acre Site in Devens, Mass., for Historic Commercial Fusion Energy Campus

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Emerging technologies, Tokamaks, Alternative energy, Nuclear fusion, Articles, Energy, SPARC, Fusion power, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, DEMOnstration Power Station, Nuclear physics, Lockheed Martin Compact Fusion Reactor

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the leading company commercializing fusion energy, today announced it will build a 47-acre commercial fusion energy campus in Devens, Massachusetts.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the leading company commercializing fusion energy, today announced it will build a 47-acre commercial fusion energy campus in Devens, Massachusetts.
  • Thecampus will be the birthplace of the commercial fusion energy industry and home tothe compact fusion device SPARC that will demonstrate fusion can work as a power source.
  • "This campus is an important milestone in our mission tocommercialize fusion energy and combat climate change.
  • Supported by the world's leading investors in breakthrough energy technologies, CFS is uniquely positioned to deliver the fastest path to commercial fusion energy.

New Analysis Promises Accelerated Development Of Fusion Power

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Tokamaks, Spherical tokamak, Fusion power, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, ITER, DEMOnstration Power Station, Energy, Science and technology, Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak, Technology, DIII-D

A new analysis of experimental data from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy demonstrates that spherical tokamaks can have an efficiency ten times higher than conventional tokamaks such as JET and ITER.

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  • A new analysis of experimental data from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy demonstrates that spherical tokamaks can have an efficiency ten times higher than conventional tokamaks such as JET and ITER.
  • High efficiency is an essential requirement for making electricity from compact, relatively inexpensive fusion power plants, and tokamaks are the leading fusion power device.
  • With their compact "cored apple" rather than doughnut shape, spherical tokamaks are particularly attractive for fusion power production.
  • The paper indicates how multiple engineering challenges will have to be overcome to turn theory into reality to construct a compact fusion power plant.

Fusion energy: Council approves ITER financing

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Tokamaks, European Atomic Energy Community, Fusion for Energy, ITER, DEMOnstration Power Station, Articles, Fusion power, Continents, Energy, European Fusion Development Agreement, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

The Council today adopted a Decision securing the continuation of the European financing of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project during the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) period 2021-2027.

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  • The Council today adopted a Decision securing the continuation of the European financing of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project during the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) period 2021-2027.
  • Next steps

    The Council Decision shall enter into force the day following its publication on the Official Journal.

  • This international fusion energy project is a first-of-a kind long-term project to build and operate a reactor to test the feasibility of fusion as an energy source.
  • Decision 2007/198/Euratom established the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy to provide the contribution of Euratom to the ITER International Fusion Energy Organisation and the Broader Approach Activities with Japan as well as to prepare and coordinate a programme of activities in preparation for the construction of a demonstration fusion reactor and related facilities.

General Fusion commissions world-renowned architect AL_A to design Fusion Demonstration Plant

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Emerging technologies, Tokamaks, Inertial confinement fusion, General Fusion, Fusion power, Magnetized target fusion, Plasma physics, Nuclear power, DEMOnstration Power Station, MTF, Fusion

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, General Fusion announced a partnership with globally recognized architecture firm AL_A to assist in the design of its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP).

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, General Fusion announced a partnership with globally recognized architecture firm AL_A to assist in the design of its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP).
  • General Fusions FDP will introduce the world to the companys unique Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology, a practical approach that maximizes the use of existing industrial technologies to create a faster path to fusion energy.
  • The companys Fusion Demonstration Plant is not only an opportunity to showcase our technology, but also to share the promise of a greener tomorrow.
  • General Fusion is pursuing the fastest and most practical path to commercial fusion energy and is based in Vancouver, Canada, with locations in Washington D.C., and London, U.K.

New Technology Advances Space Data Fusion

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Data analysis, Air Force Research Laboratory, DEMOnstration Power Station, Data fusion, Cohort

Sponsored by Air Force Research Labs Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), the Catalyst Accelerator brought large industry and government together with small businesses and start-ups to transform how data is used in the rapidly expanding space domain.

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  • Sponsored by Air Force Research Labs Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), the Catalyst Accelerator brought large industry and government together with small businesses and start-ups to transform how data is used in the rapidly expanding space domain.
  • A cohort of eight data fusion companies were chosen from an applicant pool of 20 in December 2019, to bring their data fusion solutions to the space problem.
  • The data fusion cohort brought fresh, divergent ideas and solutions to attack the problem of capturing, managing and exploiting space data.
  • The Data Fusion Demo Day was the result of months of work for cohort companies in refining their messaging, modifying their technology and advancing through the government system.

US Nuclear: Tritium Monitor Market Soars Due to Construction of $20+ Billion ITER Fusion Energy Project

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Nuclear physics, ITER, Science diplomacy, Fusion power, Tritium, Nuclear fusion, DEMOnstration Power Station, Fusion for Energy

The ITER fusion project seeks to develop a major new source of electric power to help supply the worlds fast-growing appetite for dependable, 24/7 electric power.

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  • The ITER fusion project seeks to develop a major new source of electric power to help supply the worlds fast-growing appetite for dependable, 24/7 electric power.
  • ITER is a $20+ billion international scientific and engineering project jointly funded bythe European Union , China , India , Japan , Russia , South Korea ,and the United States .
  • As a fuel source, tritium is required for ITER and for all other fusion energy projects, but it has many other uses as well.
  • Supplies may be insufficient until eventually the fusion reaction is established and hopefully the tritium can be bred within ITER.