MAST Upgrade physics planning in full swing

MAST Upgrade physics planning in full swing

CCFE 29/11/2016 With so much emphasis on the final construction of MAST Upgrade, it is easy to overlook the extensive planning of the first physics experiments on Culham’s new fusion device towards the end of 2017. The EUROfusion consortium of European fusion laboratories is already preparing proposals for the first MAST-U experiments and these plans … Read more

Fusion reactor that employs liquid metal shower

Fusion reactor that employs liquid metal shower

Phys.org November 28, 2016 The magnetic field lines that confine a high-temperature plasma and the liquid metal shower divertors, as seen from above through a cross-section. Credit: Dr. Junichi Miyazawa /div> In a magnetic field confinement fusion reactor, we maintain the high-temperature plasma through the magnetic field lines by floating the plasma apart from a … Read more

Close control of plasma rotation improves stability in fusion reactors

Close control of plasma rotation improves stability in fusion reactors

the Engineer By Stuart Nathan | 28th October 2016 A real-time map of plasma stability could be key to maximising power output in nuclear fusion Keeping a nuclear fusion plasma stable is probably the most important aspect of controlling these potential future energy sources. In the type of reactor under the most intense investigation around … Read more

Opening futures with fusion energy

Opening futures with fusion energy

Eurofusion Alessandro Arlandini | October 19th 2016 EUROfusion aims to develop a reliable power source which can be used to produce energy from nuclear fusion. All efforts are concentrated on making the technology feasible for large-scale, economic electricity production. How can we really benefit from nuclear fusion and what are its advantages over other sources … Read more

Real-time collaboration delivers for fusion computing

Real-time collaboration delivers for fusion computing

CCFE 25/11/2016 A key computing system for the ITER international fusion device is now being trialled at JET following a collaboration by teams from CCFE, ITER Organization and Fusion for Energy. CODASAdam Stephen, CODAS project manager at Culham, teamed up with his counterparts Bertrand Bauvir and Andre Neto to integrate the ITER “Synchronous Databus Network” … Read more

Peter Thiel’s Other Hobby is Nuclear Fusion

Peter Thiel’s Other Hobby is Nuclear Fusion

Bloomberg Eric Roston | November 22, 2016 Venture Capitalists like the Trump stalwart are taking the lead in pursuing a clean energy silver bullet. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has angered clean-energy proponents by making false statements about climate change and promising to expand fossil-fuel exploration—a policy that could further exacerbate the existential threat he’s claimed … Read more

A well-earned shutdown time for JET

A well-earned shutdown time for JET

Eurofusion 21st November 2016 JET is equipped with an ITER-like plasma facing wall, tungsten divertor and beryllium wall. As EUROfusion’s flagship device JET went into shutdown on November 15, 2016, for the current year, JET researchers and engineers marked the 2015-2016 experimental campaign as one of the most successful in the long history of JET. … Read more

New schedule agreed for Iter fusion project

New schedule agreed for Iter fusion project

World Nuclear News 21 November 2016 An updated schedule for the Iter fusion project has been approved by the Iter Council, which represents the countries taking part in the project. Under the new schedule, first plasma is now slated for 2025 and the start of deuterium-tritium operation is set for 2035. . The Iter site, … Read more