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Commonwealth Fusion Systems Selected to Support Key Technology for United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's STEP Program

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has selected CFS to support work on the magnetic confinement system for the UKAEA's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has selected CFS to support work on the magnetic confinement system for the UKAEA's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).
  • "These magnets represent groundbreaking technology for commercial fusion systems but could also be utilized to revolutionize an array of applications."
  • Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is collaborating with MIT to leverage decades of research combined with new groundbreaking high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology.
  • UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) carries out fusion energy research on behalf of the UK Government.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Selected to Support Key Technology for United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's STEP Program

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Electricity, Science, Joint European Torus, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, CFS, Research, Magnet, Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak, STEP, Technology, Plant, UK Government G-Cloud, HTS, Spherical tokamak, MIT, JET, Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, Climate change, Government, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, UKAEA, Engineering, Lithium

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has selected CFS to support work on the magnetic confinement system for the UKAEA's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has selected CFS to support work on the magnetic confinement system for the UKAEA's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).
  • "These magnets represent groundbreaking technology for commercial fusion systems but could also be utilized to revolutionize an array of applications."
  • Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is collaborating with MIT to leverage decades of research combined with new groundbreaking high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology.
  • UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) carries out fusion energy research on behalf of the UK Government.

TOKAMAK ENERGY AND UKAEA TO COLLABORATE ON DEVELOPING SPHERICAL TOKAMAK TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMERCIAL FUSION ENERGY

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Monday, October 10, 2022
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OXFORD, England, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokamak Energy and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have signed a framework agreement to enable closer collaboration on developing spherical tokamaks as a route to commercial fusion energy.

Key Points: 
  • OXFORD, England, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokamak Energy and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have signed a framework agreement to enable closer collaboration on developing spherical tokamaks as a route to commercial fusion energy.
  • Tokamak Energy and UKAEA jointly recognise the importance of collaboration to accelerate the delivery of commercial fusion.
  • Both organisations have operational spherical tokamak devices, with Tokamak Energy's ST40 recently achieving a plasma temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, the threshold required for commercial fusion energy.
  • Tokamak Energy is a leading global commercial fusion energy company based near Oxford, UK and is pursuing commercial fusion through the combined development of spherical tokamaks, with high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Establish Fusion Energy Cooperative Agreement

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announced a collaborative agreement to advance commercial fusion energy.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announced a collaborative agreement to advance commercial fusion energy.
  • This agreement is the result of a shared mission of both organizations to leverage innovative fusion energy research and the speed of the private sector to support the fastest path to clean commercial fusion energy to combat climate change.
  • "Achieving our shared missions to deliver low carbon and sustainable fusion energy involves working at the forefront of science, engineering, and technology.
  • The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) carries out fusion energy research on behalf of the UK Government.

New Analysis Promises Accelerated Development Of Fusion Power

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.