• Question: Whats the most recent significant advance in fusion reactor research/building? Thank you!

    Asked by JinwooH on 10 Dec 2021.
    • Photo: Hermione Salter

      Hermione Salter answered on 6 Dec 2021:

      There have been a tonne of press releases recently about fusion, both from the private fusion companies, and from UKAEA which is cool. Have a google and see if anything interesting comes up!

      One of the big advances I have seen recently is the siting process for STEP, the new reactor we are designing right here in the UK! Throughout the year, they have been narrowing down the list of possible sites around the UK, and now there are just 5 contenders left! Hopefully by the end of the year, we could have a decision…

      This is a really exciting thing, as once we have a home for the reactor, it becomes a little more real, and we can properly develop some of the designs.

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