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Tokamak energy calls for investment, STEP requiring cryogenic innovation, MIT expands research collaboration with CFS and an energy lifeline


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In this week’s episode of Fusion News, Dr. Erica Salazar, Magnet Systems Lead at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, discusses several key fusion news stories. Links to the articles mentioned are included below.

1. Fusion start-up Tokamak Energy calls for investment into nascent sector

https://www.ft.com/content/df82003b-d831-4147-865b-5c4d636d2b9d

2.  Realizing the STEP fusion dream will require cryogenic innovation at scale and at pace

https://physicsworld.com/a/realizing-the-step-fusion-dream-will-require-cryogenic-innovation-at-scale-and-at-pace/

3. MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build net energy fusion machine, SPARC

https://news.mit.edu/2022/mit-expands-research-collaboration-commonwealth-fusion-systems-sparc-0510

4. Energy lifeline: Future fusion fuel may be ten times more abundant on Earth than thought

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1610530/energy-lifeline-future-fusion-fuel-helium-3-ten-time-more-abundant-than-previously-thought

Second published article: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021GC009985

Bonuses:

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/nuclear-fusion-plant-plan-gloucestershire-7017141

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/princess-astrid-of-belgium-talks-fusion-energy-at-ukaea--2

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