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Bezos-backed nuclear firm to build fusion demo plant in UK
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Artist's impression of General Fusion's demonstration plant
A nuclear fusion firm backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to build a fusion demonstration plant (FDP) in the UK, at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus.
Vancouver-based General Fusion will enter into a long-term lease with UKAEA following construction of a new facility at Culham to host the FDP.
The FDP, whose development is expected to cost around £290m, will demonstrate General Fusion’s proprietary Magnetized Target Fusion technology, which it said would pave the way for the company’s subsequent commercial pilot plant.
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Christofer Mowry, CEO, General Fusion said: “Coming to Culham gives us the opportunity to benefit from UKAEA’s expertise. By locating at this campus, General Fusion expands our market presence beyond North America into Europe, broadening our global network of government, institutional, and industrial partners. This is incredibly exciting news for not only General Fusion, but also the global effort to develop practical fusion energy.”
Amanda Solloway, science minister, said: “This new plant by General Fusion is a huge boost for our plans to develop a fusion industry in the UK, and I’m thrilled that Culham will be home to such a cutting-edge and potentially transformative project. Fusion energy has great potential as a source of limitless, low-carbon energy, and today’s announcement is a clear vote of confidence in the region and the UK’s status as a global science superpower.”
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