Nuclear Fusion Seminar
About
The challenges of manufacturing a Commercially Relevant Prototype Fusion Powerplant will be addressed. Nuclear fusion offers the potential for long-term, sustainable, low-carbon energy, but significant technical challenges remain, particularly regarding the fusion fuel cyclemanufacture. The talk will examine the fuels used in fusion reactorspriority areas to address in manufacturing a fusion power plant, and discuss the challenges and potential solutions involved in developing a sustainable and efficient fuel cycle, which is essential for achieving commercially viable fusion energy.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
27 Mar 2025
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Organiser
- Manchester Local Network
Registration information
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Speakers
Yannik Dieudonné, MInstP
Development Engineer - UKAEA
Yannik has a Masters in Physics from the University of Birmingham. He has been working on technology development for superconducting magnets and remountable joints for STEP since joining UKAEA in 2020. Additionally, he has been involved in numerous additional projects ranging from additive manufacturing for superconducting magnets to novel robotic maintenance systems.
Mr Davidson Sabu MEng AIMMM
Fusion Technologist - UKAEA
University of Oxford MEng Graduate, reading Materials Science, graduated in 2022 -> moved onto the UKAEA graduate scheme (2 years) and completed in 2024 -> Fusion Technologist now. Currently working on manufacturing contracts for STEP, the UK's flagship fusion power plant to come online in 2040. Moreover, some experience in projects involving joining dissimilar materials and additively manufactured components
Programme
5:30pm - 5:50pm: Refreshment & Networking
6:00pm - 6:10pm: Opening remark - Mr. Joseph Daly (Vice Chair, Manchester Young Professional Group)
6:10pm - 6:50pm: Engineering the Confinement System for a Commercially Relevant Prototype Fusion Powerplant
6:55pm - 7:35pm: Priority areas to address in Manufacturing a fusion power plant
7:35pm - 7:55pm: Question / Answer
7:55pm - 8:00pm: Closing remark - Mr. Louis Williams (Online Administrator, Manchester Young Professional Group)