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The latest 30-minute episode  of the fusion podcast A Glass of Seawater discusses plans for a new compact fusion reactor at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy.

 

In October 2019, the UK government announced a ?220 million funding package for the concept design phase of STEP¡ªthe Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production. Building on the operation of the new MAST Upgrade spherical tokamak experiment and on ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ, the program aims to design and build a commercially viable fusion power station by 2040.

 

Ian Chapman, CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, joins doctoral researchers from the Fusion CDT* program to discuss the hopes and ambitions for STEP.