The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) in context: UK public sector approach to fusion energy-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) in context: UK public sector approach to fusion energy

Published:2024-08-26 Issue:2280 Volume:382 Page:
ISSN:1364-503X
Container-title:Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

Author:

Baker Adam¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 3-8 Whitehall Place , London SW1A 2AW, UK

Abstract

The UK’s fusion energy approach has developed over the past 5 years to include government policy initiatives and a range of public sector investments designed to be delivered in partnership with the private sector. These have aimed to create an environment that stimulates innovation and investment to deliver economic as well as scientific and environmental benefits throughout the lifetime of the public sector fusion energy programme. The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production acts as a focus and anchor for both public and private sector efforts to develop fusion energy, developing the supply chain and potential for Intellectual Property development and export opportunities well ahead of the anticipated STEP completion date of 2040. This is maximized by the UK’s approach to a holistic research and innovation programme backed up by a regulatory and skills programme. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Delivering Fusion Energy – The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP)’.

Publisher

The Royal Society

Link

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.2023.0401

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