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(max 50 attendees)

Branch ChairmanMehdi Askarieh

T: 07557 732 553mehdi.askarieh@hotmail.com

Branch SecretaryDavid Nixon

T: 914 010 231secretary.centralengland@nuclearinst.com

Lecture Synopsis:Fusion was first theorised in the 1920s by Arthur Eddington as the power source of our sun and all the stars of the universe; since this date fusion research has focused on harnessing this power. In the modern world the magnetic confinement reactors have enabled us to control fusion on earth. Presently, with the ongoing construction of ITER and a host of design for DEMO fusion reactors, mankind is readily progressing towards commercially viable fusion power systems. This talk will review magnetic confinement reactors as a system for generating electricity and overview specific materials challenges in fusion reactors."

Materials Challenges of Nuclear Fusion Reactors

Evening Lecture: Thursday 20th April 2017Doors open from 17:30 for 18:00 start. Refreshments and light buffet provided.

Ridgeway House, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX(Opposite to Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Presented by: Dr Michael Gorley (UKAEA)