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SUMMARY:Delivering Fusion Power: the challenges of control in a First of a
  Kind Power Plant - Adam Stephen (UKAEA)\, Kim Cave-Ayland (UKAEA)\, Morte
 n Lennholm (UKIFS)\, Terry Thompson (UKIFS)
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CONTACT:Fulvio Forni
DESCRIPTION:Fusion energy offers a promising clean energy source to help a
 chieve net-zero goals\, with magnetic confinement using spherical tokamaks
  being a leading approach. The UK’s STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy P
 roduction) programme aims to design\, build\, and demonstrate a fusion pow
 er plant. This talk provides an overview of the project\, focusing on four
  key control challenges. First\, it covers the plant’s architecture and 
 philosophy for construction\, operation\, and maintenance. Second\, it exp
 lores the control theory needed to manage the unstable plasma\, requiring 
 sophisticated sensors and coordination of heating\, fuelling\, and magneti
 c systems to maintain stability. Third\, it addresses the unique challenge
 s of steady-state fusion power delivery\, such as vertical control of elon
 gated plasmas\, managing plasma burn\, and extreme heat loads on exhaust s
 tructures. Finally\, it reviews the engineering lifecycle\, from Exascale 
 simulations to real-time control systems that will ensure robust performan
 ce and long-term maintainability for this new energy supply industry.\n\nT
 he seminar will be held in the LR3A \, Department of Engineering\, and onl
 ine (zoom): https://newnham.zoom.us/j/92544958528?pwd=YS9PcGRnbXBOcStBdStN
 b3E0SHN1UT09
LOCATION:JDB Seminar Room\, Department of Engineering and online (Zoom)
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