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    Großbritannien investiert 2,5 Milliarden Pfund in die „heilige“ Kernfusionsenergie


    Großbritannien investiert 2,5 Milliarden Pfund in die „heilige“ Kernfusionsenergie

    https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nuclear-fusion-energy-uk-ai-super-computer-b2939245.html

    Von Gentle_Snail

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    1. Gentle_Snail on

      >The latest UK investment will help fund the construction of one of the world’s first prototype fusion power plants, as well as create up to 10,000 jobs over the next five years.
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      >The prototype nuclear fusion power plant project, called STEP, will be built on the site of a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire and is expected to be operational by the early 2040s.

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      >.. As part of the UK fusion strategy, the government also announced the country’s first AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion energy.

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      >The £45 million machine, named Sunrise, is targeted for operation in June this year and is expected to be the world’s most powerful AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion energy.
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      >”UKAEA us taking lessons from the Apollo programme: we learn fastest when we can test, iterate, and improve safely in the virtual world before we commit to our real-world mission,” he said.

    2. TWOITC on

      UK built the first fission nuclear power plant and did nothing to take advantage of that investment, same here probably.

    4. Codzy on

      Now this is some good news. As long as future governments don’t rip it up, some real forward thinking for a change.

    5. Cyber_Connor on

      Actual title “UK to invest £2.3bn into investors and snake oil salesmen that MPs went to school with to provide no value to anything that will help”

    7. LordLucian on

      Hooray for good news and nuclear fusion but god damn if it isn’t wasted on AI

    8. RecentTwo544 on

      I really really really hope we get fusion power in my lifetime.

      I know the old joke is „fusion power is always several years away and has been for decades“ but that’s an injustice to the scientists working on it who have made *enormous* progress into making it work. We’ve gone from decades of a net negative in energy production to sustaining net positive reactions for over 20 minutes (bloody French hold the record currently, come on lads, let’s take that record!)

      But there are still utterly insurmountable challenges to overcome when it comes to fusion on a commercial basis. I’m no expert, but I’ve seen people who are saying that some of these challenges could be overcome with enough time and money, but some they can’t even come up with a theoretical solution.

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