COPERNICUS

The purpose of Copernicus is to demonstrate net scientific energy gain2 in a reversed field configuration by 2025, simulating the D-T fuel cycle performance while using only hydrogen fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices, not paraphrased.

Operator

TAE Technologies

Type

Fusion device

Approach

Fusion

Country

US

Status

Active

Ownership

private