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Tokamak Energy’s fusion facility to get game-changer upgrade as US, UK join hands
In a previous partnership with the DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tokamak Energy’s ST40 achieved fusion-relevant temperatures six ...
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800 MW nuclear fusion plant gets 1 MW gyrotron boost for superheating plasma
A 1 MW gyrotron, developed and manufactured by Kyoto Fusioneering in Japan, has been delivered to Tokamak Energy’s ST40 spherical tokamak facility. “ The new gyrotron will generate high ...
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The quest for better fusion reactors is putting a new generation of superconductors to the test
Small but mighty Tokamak Energy’s ST40 compact tokamak uses copper electromagnets, which would be unsuitable for long-term operation due to overheating. REBCO compounds, which are high-temperature ...