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Tokamak Energy

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Tokamak Energy is a fusion power research company based in the United Kingdom .[1] The company has built several tokamaks with the final aim of reaching commercial fusion power generation.[2] The most recent tokamak developed, ST-40, reached 15 million degrees Celsius in 2018.[3][2] Tokamak Energy's design is based on a spherical tokamak using high temperature superconductors.[4] Tokamak Energy is a spin-off of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy based in Oxfordshire.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Energy, Tokamak. "Contact » Tokamak Energy". https://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/contact/. Retrieved 3 May 2019. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tokamak Energy hits 15 million degree fusion milestone" (in en-UK). The Engineer. 6 June 2018. https://www.theengineer.co.uk/tokamak-energy-15-million-fusion/. Retrieved 3 May 2019. 
  3. ↑ "Fusion power is attracting private-sector interest". The Economist. 2 May 2019. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/05/04/fusion-power-is-attracting-private-sector-interest. Retrieved 3 May 2019. 
  4. ↑ Woollacott, Emma (16 November 2018). "How 'miniature suns' could provide cheap, clean energy". https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46219656. Retrieved 3 May 2019. 
  5. ↑ "ST40 achieves 15-million-degree target - World Nuclear News". world-nuclear-news.org. http://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ST40-achieves-15-million-degree-target. Retrieved 3 May 2019. 



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