Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Fusion could bring us abundant, low-carbon energy - but to put it on the grid, we need an exhaust system that can last for many years in a power plant.
This is one of fusion's biggest challenges, and UKAEA is tackling it with a world-first system, called the Super-X divertor, on its new MAST Upgrade experiment. The concept for the Super-X divertor originally came from the Institute for Fusion Studies group at the University of Texas.
Find out what we've discovered so far, and why the results could lead to commercially viable fusion power plants.
For a more in-depth look at fusion exhaust and Super-X, watch: youtube.com/watch?v=XK7nQxBjWkY
More information about MAST Upgrade: ccfe.ukaea.uk/research/mast-upgrade
Fusion could bring us abundant, low-carbon energy - but to put it on the grid, we need an exhaust system that can last for many years in a power plant.
This is one of fusion's biggest challenges, and UKAEA is tackling it with a world-first system, called the Super-X divertor, on its new MAST Upgrade experiment. The concept for the Super-X divertor originally came from the Institute for Fusion Studies group at the University of Texas.
Find out what we've discovered so far, and why the results could lead to commercially viable fusion power plants.
For a more in-depth look at fusion exhaust and Super-X, watch: youtube.com/watch?v=XK7nQxBjWkY
More information about MAST Upgrade: ccfe.ukaea.uk/research/mast-upgrade
