Virtual Nuclear Fusion Plant Takes Shape In UK

Welcome to the new nuclear Metaverse, where a virtual prototype of a nuclear power plant set to operate sometime during the 2040s is underway. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Dell Technologies, Intel, and Cambridge will team up on the project, a virtual environment dubbed the “Industrial Metaverse”. The virtual nuclear fusion plant will be used by the UKAEA to determine whether its Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) project is feasible before undertaking such a massive project in the real world—a lesson perhaps…