Mar
5
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… An MIT comprehensive study of high-temperature superconducting magnets confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant. A detailed report by researchers at PSFC and MIT spinout company Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), published in a collection of six peer-reviewed papers in a special edition of the March issue of IEEE Transactions on […]
Oct
16
New Design Gets the Heat Out of Fusion Reactors
October 16, 2018 | Leave a Comment
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology class project developed a new design suggesting a solution to a longstanding problem how to get rid of excess heat generated in next-generation fusion power plants. A class exercise at MIT, aided by industry researchers, offers a new solution made possible by an innovative approach to compact fusion reactors, […]