General Fusion achievement; China ships ITER modules; Researchers reveal mechanism of runaway electron generation; Tokamak Energy partners with UK and US governments
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December 11, 2024
Mechanical engineer Jasmine Mund gives today's Fusion News episode, summarizing the major fusion news headlines from the past two weeks. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.
1. General Fusion confirms significant fusion neutron yield and plasma stability during MTF compression experiment series with new peer-reviewed publication
https://generalfusion.com/post/general-fusion-confirms-significant-fusion-neutron-yield-and-plasma-stability-during-mtf-compression-experiment-series-with-new-peer-reviewed-publication/
2. China ships vital ITER modules for assembly of world’s largest fusion reactor
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-made-components-iter-fusion-reactor
3. Researchers reveal the mechanism of runaway electron generation in tokamak fusion reactors
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-reveal-mechanism-runaway-electron-generation.html
4. Tokamak Energy partners with U.S. DOE and UK’s DESNZ to accelerate fusion development through $52m ST40 upgrade
https://tokamakenergy.com/2024/12/05/tokamak-energy-partners-with-u-s-doe-and-uks-desnz-to-accelerate-fusion-development-through-52m-st40-upgrade/
5. Nuclear Data InterAgency Working Group Funding Opportunity
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEOS/bulletins/3c3e19c
Bonuses:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-worlds-first-fusion-energy-cafe-opens-to-fuel-hungry-minds
https://physicsworld.com/a/optimization-algorithm-gives-laser-fusion-a-boost/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iter-organization_fusionenergy-iter-virtualtour-activity-7267601893353250819-GPI3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
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