Culham to host advanced tritium facility
UKAEA is partnering with Italian energy company Eni to build an advanced tritium fuel cycle facility at the Culham Campus in Oxfordshire.
The UKAEA-Eni H3AT (pronounced ‘heat’) Tritium Loop Facility will enable industry and academia to study how to process, store and recycle tritium - a fundamental ingredient for fusion energy. Tritium recovery and re-use will play a key role in the supply and generation of fuel for future fusion power plants and will be crucial in making the technology increasingly efficient.
According to UKAEA, H3AT will be the world’s largest and most advanced tritium fuel cycle facility. It’s claimed it will have 'sufficient tritium inventory' to be relevant to future power plants, with access for different user communities to support diverse research and development needs.
“We are delighted to be working with Eni who have shown great commitment to fusion,” said Professor Sir Ian Chapman, CEO of UKAEA. “We believe that fusion energy can contribute to a net zero future, including going beyond the decarbonisation of electricity.
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