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31 March 2026

Interview: Sunrise, a supercomputer for nuclear fusion research

This article is part of the Computer Weekly issue of 31 March 2026

We speak to Rob Akers, director for computing programmes at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, about its artificial intelligence supercomputer Sunrise

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