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By Hamish Johnston
“The governments of the world have made a substantial investment in fusion research; the time has come to begin to capitalize on this.” This is the battle-cry of Stephen O Dean, president of the research and education foundation Fusion Power Associates.
Writing in our latest supplement Fusion challenges and solutions, Dean argues that now is the time for the fusion community to pull together to make fusion power a reality.
You can download a PDF of the 16-page supplement here and read the following articles:
JET set to break own fusion record
The completion of a €60m upgrade means the Joint European Torus can better mimic the technology needed for ITER, as Andy Extance reports.
Laser fusion shifts into HiPER drive
As an alternative to using magnets, laser-driven fusion power, is coming to the fore. Margaret Harris describes the current state of play.
Building career prospects in fusion
Greg Tallents and Howard Wilson showcase two new UK postgraduate training programmes educating the fusion scientists of the future.
Fusion supercomputer starts up
The High Performance Computer for Fusion, with a peak performance of 100 teraflops per second, could help get the best out of ITER’s plasmas, as Sibylle Günter explains.
FPA president predicts bright future
Stephen O Dean discusses his vision for fusion power, and how the research and education foundation Fusion Power Associates can help.
