Brit biz updates world on why tech might not be forever 30 years away
Brit nuclear fusion biz Tokamak Energy has detailed early progress in a US Department of Energy project that aims to deliver commercial fusion energy in the next decade.
In a presentation at the event, Tokamak's assistant chief engineer, Erik Mårtensson, detailed the company's contribution to the program. It aims to deliver a pre-conceptual design for a fusion pilot plant based on a high-field spherical tokamak with high-temperature superconducting magnets.
Initial parameters are for the tokamak to have an aspect ratio of 2.0, making it more spherical than donut-shaped, with a major radius of 4.25 meters and a magnetic field of 4.25 Tesla, as well as a liquid lithium tritium breeding blanket. "We are delighted by the reception from an expert crowd and energized in our mission to demonstrate net power from this pilot plant in the mid-2030s, paving the way for globally deployable carbon-free fusion energy. We now look forward to working with our partners in the US to evolve and progress this design," he said in a statement.
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