Wednesday 11 November 2009

Speaker: Prof. Steven Cowley (Head of Euratom/CCFE Fusion Association)

Title: Fusion Power - Physics & Engineering Challenges

Abstract:
 
In a decade, the international fusion experiment ITER will start 
operating in the south of France.  This historic experiment will 
generate up to 500 megawatts of fusion power and provide a proof 
of principle for fusion energy.  There are challenging problems 
that must be solved to make fusion power a commercial option.  I
will outline the problems and efforts to find their solution.  
Central to these efforts is the  MAST device at Culham which is 
establishing new ways to minimize the turbulent transport of heat
and particles.