India, Sept. 15 -- The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have joined forces to link their advanced fusion supercomputing platforms, using artificial intelligence to accelerate fusion energy's development.

At the Global Fusion Policy Summit held in London on Monday, the leading national fusion laboratories of the two countries signed a Joint Declaration of Intent to explore linking UKAEA's SUNRISE mission-focused AI supercomputer with PPPL's STELLAR-AI platform through a partnership known as the SUNRISE-STELLAR-AI Federation.

The Global Fusion Policy Summit aims to increase regulatory harmonisation, crucial to achieve safe and secure fusion energy, and create cert...