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Quantum hardware models fusion reactor materials in scientific first

ORNL molten salt image

The team used a quantum-centric supercomputing workflow to calculate nine molecular configurations of molten salt materials proposed for use in fusion reactor blankets

Credit: ORNL

Researchers from IBM and ORNL use a hybrid quantum-classical workflow to model molten salt materials for tritium breeding in fusion reactors

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