Building Stars: Breakthroughs in Fusion R&D
Channel: IAEAvideo
Date: 2022-04-12

Organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), this webinar gives an overview and puts in perspective the most recent ground-breaking results in fusion R&D, to understand how such progress brings fusion energy closer to realization. Experts from EUROfusion (JET), the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (NIF) and the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (SPARC) present their latest breakthroughs and answer questions.

00:00 Introduction

02:10 Latest results from the JET DT Campaign | A.J.H. Donné for the JET contributors (EUROfusion)

24:03 Lawson criterion for ignition exceeded in an inertial fusion experiment | O.A. Hurricane (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)

58:14 Achieving a 20 tesla superconductor magnet for the SPARC fusion device | D. Whyte (Plasma Science and Fusion Center MIT, USA)

01:28:33 Q&A and Panel Discussion 

Moderator: 
Matteo Barbarino, IAEA

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