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Company planning prototype as next step toward commercial power plant
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 02 October 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/germany-based-marvel-lands-eur62-million-in-bid-to-prove-laser-technology-10-2-2024
UK-based Tokamak Energy is developing new laser measurement technology to control extreme conditions inside future fusion power. Plasma temperatures inside a tokamak reach over 100m degrees Celsius. The hydrogen fuel must be closely and accurately measured by a specialist laser system to keep the hot plasma stable, hold density and maintain fusion conditions.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstokamak-energy-to-develop-new-laser-technology-for-fusion-plant-operations-11616489
UK-based nuclear fusion company Tokamak Energy said it is developing new laser measurement technology crucial for controlling extreme conditions inside future fusion power plants and delivering clean energy to the grid.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Tokamak-Energy-developing-new-laser-technology
Tokyo-based Itochu Corporation has agreed to accept shares of US-based fusion start-up Blue Laser Fusion (BLF) through a third-party allotment. Itochu also concluded a strategic and business alliance agreement with BLF regarding fusion energy-related businesses and other related businesses in which the laser technology developed by BLF will be used.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsitochu-forms-business-alliance-with-blue-laser-fusion-11593860
US-based Longview Fusion Energy Systems has contracted Fluor to design “the world's first commercial laser fusion power plant. This is based on breakthroughs in fusion energy gain at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility (NIF). Longview is the only fusion energy company using this approach.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newslongview-fusion-selects-fluor-to-design-laser-fusion-plant-11594517
California-based Longview Fusion Energy Systems has contracted US engineering and construction firm Fluor Corporation to design the world's first commercial laser fusion power plant.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fluor-to-design-laser-fusion-power-plant
Reaction replicated same natural processes found within the Sun
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/us-lab-enters-new-era-achieving-ignition-over-and-over-12-2-2023
US-based laser enrichment technology developer LIS Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Curio Legacy Ventures (CLV), a subsidiary of Curio Solutions, to explore possible applications of LIS technology for efficient recovery of usable uranium isotopes from commercial used fuel.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 14 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newslis-technologies-and-curio-to-co-operate-on-laser-reprocessing-11369723
Nine organisations have secured contracts worth £11.6m ($14.6bn) in total from United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to develop innovative technologies for fusion energy. The nine organisations have been awarded a total of 10 contracts and are a mix of start-ups, small-medium enterprises, established companies, and academia.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukaea-awards-more-funding-for-fusion-as-jet-announces-technology-advance-11365559
Installation of the building dome has been completed for the multi-purpose fast neutron research reactor MBIR (Mnogotselevoi Bistrii Issledovatelskii Reaktor) under construction at the Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR) in Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk region).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-completes-dome-for-mbir-reactor-building-11232826