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So who works in fusion energy then?

Will D

Hi everyone Wave

As you may have noticed, fusion energy development is gaining momentum and there's been significant investment by the private sector for a few years now. The UK leads the way in fusion energy research and the UK government seems to be making fusion energy a key focus with significant investment, such as the STEP project. Amongst all the professional engineering institutions, the IET is the most natural home for the professional hub of "fusioneering" because most fusion energy devices are fundamentally electrical machines. I think the IET should be leading the way in furthering the engineering aspects of fusion energy, however first we need to organise ourselves and understand who our members are and where our expertise is. We don't have a "fusion energy technical network", so the most natural home for us for now is the Nuclear Engineering Technical Network  Nuclear engineering, which I am part of.

So, who amongst us also works in fusion energy, like me?

Cheers,

Will Slight smile

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  • I guess people installing PV could say they're in fusion energy Wink

    The Institute of Physics might be a good place to find more fusion-based engineers while the tech is in its infancy.

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  • I guess people installing PV could say they're in fusion energy Wink

    The Institute of Physics might be a good place to find more fusion-based engineers while the tech is in its infancy.

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  • in reply to Dman

    Hi Dman, well yes you could! Not exactly what I had in mind though Wink

    As for IoP, I think you're right that historically this would be where the bulk of people working on the technical aspects of fusion energy would be found, however now, in the UK at least, I think there are a lot more engineers than scientists. In the context of my post though, I'm not interested in finding out what other institutions might have a hub of fusioneers, rather I'd like to start highlighting how IET members are working on fusion energy.

    Cheers Slight smile

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