IBM, STFC and UKAEA collaborate on fusion energy design
UKAEA, STFC's Hartree Centre and IBM have partnered to collaborate on designing future experimental fusion powerplants.
Rob Akers (UKAEA), Kate Royse (STFC Hartree Centre) and Juan Bernabe-Moreno (IBM) at signing of partnership agreement for fusion collaboration
Public sector entities, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council바카라 사이트檚 (STFC) Hartree Centre, have partnered with technology pioneer, IBM, to work on designing future experimental fusion powerplants.
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The partnership brings together fusion scientists and AI experts from the three organisations and aims to drive transformative breakthroughs in applying AI to fusion powerplant design and experimental facility operations.
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Fusion energy has the potential to offer safe, sustainable and low carbon energy for generations to come. It could be transformative for energy security and important in the fight against climate change.
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Title has been amended to replace 'the design of future fusion powerplants' with 'fusion energy design'. Press release removes reference to 'frontier models'.
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