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UKAEA Signs Agreement With CV? To Progress UK Fusion Plant Design

The agreement for a first-of-a-kind test rig will provide critical data for the design and development of Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Czech Republic research organisation Centrum výzkumu ?ež (CV?), have signed a multi-year use of facility agreement to enable unique testing of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) tapes, critical for the development of the UK's prototype fusion energy powerplant, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). [Read Full Article]