30th April 2021
Assembly of ITER magnets, DOE fusion investment, improvement in polar direct drive, new Phoenix contract, Atkins research facility contract.
\nA summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Erica Salazar. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading.
\nFusion news stories discussed:
\n1. Assembly of ITER magnet system starts
\nhttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Assembly-of-ITER-magnet-system-starts
\n2. DOE Pushes for Aggressive U.S. Investment in Fusion Energy
\nhttps://scitechdaily.com/doe-pushes-for-aggressive-u-s-investment-in-fusion-energy/
\n3. Team improves polar direct drive fusion neutron sources for use in laser experiments
\nhttps://phys.org/news/2021-04-team-polar-fusion-neutron-sources.html
\n4. Phoenix Receives $2.5 Million Contract from DOE for Fusion Energy Technology
\n\n5. Atkins wins design contract for world-first fusion energy research centre
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