PPPL Teaming with South Korea to Design Fusion Power Plant
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) announced that they are collaborating with South Korea to design a demonstration fusion power plant to be completed in the 2030’s. Named K-DEMO, the plant will be the final step before full commercialization of fusion energy. From the article:
The cooperative agreement stands to enhance the development of fusion energy in the United States and South Korea. PPPL will explore cutting-edge designs and technologies that could benefit the U.S. fusion program, and South Korea will gain access to the laboratory’s deep experience in designing and engineering fusion facilities. These include the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX), PPPL’s leading fusion experiment, which is undergoing a major upgrade.
The K-DEMO collaboration will be “a mutual win for everyone,” said George “Hutch” Neilson, head of advanced projects at PPPL, who will oversee the laboratory’s role in the cooperative design effort. Working with Neilson and NFRI will be PPPL engineers Tom Brown, Charles Kessel and Peter Titus, together with fellow members of the laboratory’s mechanical engineering division.
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