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The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Tokamak Energy have signed a five-year framework agreement for closer collaboration "on developing spherical tokamaks as a route to commercial fusion energy".

Date: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UKAEA-and-Tokamak-to-collaborate-on-commercial-fus

Net-zero needs nuclear, UK minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change Greg Hands told the country's industry at the Nuclear Industry Association's Nuclear2021 conference in London last week in a strong message of support. The following is the text of his speech.

Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Speech-UK-is-on-a-mission-for-fission

Annual market could be worth around £167bn by 2100 Fusion energy is “closer than ever” and the UK government believes that the time is right for decisive and strategic action to make the most of an annual market that in 2100 could be worth around £52bn, rising to £167bn if the capital cost of fusion power plants could be reduced by 30%.

In a paper outlining the government’s fusion strategy, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the realisation of fusion energy will require continued collaboration with other nations and international organisations, with academia and technical experts, and with businesses and industry groups all around the world.

“The challenges of fusion energy remain considerable,” the paper says. “As with any technically demanding goal, there will be setbacks. However, advances in fusion science and engineering capabilities mean that there is increasing confidence in the fusion sector’s ability to overcome these.”

The paper says the “overarching goals” of the fusion strategy are for the UK to demonstrate the commercial viability of fusion by building a prototype fusion power plant in the UK that puts energy on the grid; and for the UK to build a world-leading fusion industry which can export fusion technology around the world in subsequent decade.

Date: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/uk-says-time-is-right-for-decisive-and-strategic-action-10-1-2021

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