2019
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0436
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UKAEA capabilities to address the challenges on the path to delivering fusion power

Abstract: Fusion power could be one of very few sustainable options to replace fossil fuels as the world's primary energy source. Fusion offers the potential of predictable, safe power with no carbon emissions and fuel sources lasting for millions of years. However, it is notoriously difficult to achieve in a controlled, steady-state fashion. The most promising path is via magnetic confinement in a device called a tokamak. A magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) power plant requires many different science, technology and en… Show more

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“…He emphasized the different strategies for the development of fusion and their different balances of risk and speed. Ian Chapman's paper [33] speaks of the very exciting UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) scene at present, including the role of JET and its programme in support of ITER. The MAST upgrade is due to be running later this year and the meeting wished it good fortune!…”
Section: Effectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…He emphasized the different strategies for the development of fusion and their different balances of risk and speed. Ian Chapman's paper [33] speaks of the very exciting UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) scene at present, including the role of JET and its programme in support of ITER. The MAST upgrade is due to be running later this year and the meeting wished it good fortune!…”
Section: Effectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since the 1957 ZETA experiments at Harwell, plasma instabilities have been the bugbear of fusion. Howard Wilson's paper [32] gives us hope that fusion theory could help to mitigate their [33] speaks of the very exciting UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) scene at present, including the role of JET and its programme in support of ITER. The MAST upgrade is due to be running later this year and the meeting wished it good fortune!…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Debido al incremento de la demanda energética global y la consecuente dependencia de los combustibles fósiles, la obtención de energía eléctrica a partir de la fusión nuclear se plantea como una solución alternativa que permitiría, además, reducir la emisión de CO2 y otros gases de efecto invernadero a la atmósfera [1][2][3][4][5]. Comparada con las fuentes de energía renovables, la fusión nuclear no presenta la naturaleza intermitente y estacional, ni los problemas de eficiencia en el almacenamiento que tanto caracterizan a estas primeras [1,3,5].…”
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“…Se investiga en instalaciones como JET (Joint European Torus) o en los principales proyectos de colaboración internacional ITER y DEMO (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, y Demonstration Power Station, respectivamente). La otra configuración más estudiada MCF es el Stellarator, destacando el construido por el Max-Plank-Institut für Plasmaphysik en Alemania [1,2,[6][7][8]. En la fusión nuclear por confinamiento inercial (ICF) el objetivo es maximizar la densidad de iones en el plasma, empleándose para ello una cápsula de combustible, típicamente de entre 1 y 5 mm de diámetro, sobre la que un láser de alta potencia deposita suficiente energía (de forma directa o indirecta) para calentar la superficie externa (ablator), causando la implosión del combustible por compresión, alcanzando densidades hasta 100 veces superiores a la inicial.…”
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