Fusion Futures
World-leading innovation stimulating industry capacity through international collaboration and the development of future fusion power plants.
Aims
- To maintain essential fusion research conducted in the UK and seek mutually beneficial international collaborations.
- To enable the UK to maintain its global technical lead in fusion through the delivery of domestic capabilities.
- To create a strong UK industrial sector that leads the world in operationalising and commercialising fusion energy.
Fusion Futures is currently split into the following principal areas:
LIBRTI (Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation)
LIBRTI aims to create a world leading facility and science programme to demonstrate the feasibility of power plant relevant fusion fuel technology.
IRIS (International, Research, Investment & Skills)
IRIS is a package of activities to:
- access new international collaborations in fusion
- undertake essential research in partnership with European labs and facilities
- unlock investment into fusion tech and the UK fusion cluster
- boost skills growth at all levels
FOSTER (Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research)
FOSTER is the skills sub-programme of IRIS. It aims to build a fusion skills ecosystem – with international reach – that can train, develop, and grow the fusion generation who will deliver fusion energy to the grid.
IRIS also includes:
Industry Capability
Industry Capability aims to create a strong UK industrial sector that leads the world in operationalising and commercialising fusion energy.