National Fusion Laboratory

Laboratorium Fusi Nasional

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Core topics

Nuclear fusion (Timeline  · List of experiments) · Nuclear power · Nuclear reactor · Atomic nucleus ·  Fusion energy gain factor · Lawson criterion · Magnetohydrodynamics · Neutron · Plasma

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Nuclear Science & Technology School

Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus (in contrast with fission power). In doing so they release a comparatively large amount of energy arising from the binding energy due to the strong nuclear force which is manifested as an increase in temperature of the reactants. Fusion power is a primary area of research in plasma physics.

The term is commonly used to refer to potential commercial production of net usable power from a fusion source, similar to the usage of the term "steam power." The leading designs for controlled fusion research use magnetic (tokamak design) or inertial (laser) confinement of a plasma, with heat from the fusion reactions used to operate a steam turbine which in turn drives electrical generators, similar to the process used in fossil fuel and nuclear fission power stations.

 

 

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While fusion power is still in early stages of development, substantial sums have been and continue to be invested in research. In the EU almost € 10 billion was spent on fusion research up to the end of the 1990s, and the new ITER reactor alone is budgeted at € 10 billion. It is estimated that up to the point of possible implementation of electricity generation by nuclear fusion, R&D will need further promotion totalling around € 60-80 billion over a period of 50 years or so (of which € 20-30 billion within the EU). Nuclear fusion research receives € 750 million (excluding ITER funding), compared with € 810 million for all non-nuclear energy research combined, putting research into fusion power well ahead of that of any single rivaling technology.

External links

• Fusion as an Energy Source A guide from the Institute of Physics 
• U.S. Fusion Energy Science Program
• Latest Fusion Energy Research News
• EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association
• ITER
• FIRE
• FUSION FAQ
• European Fusion Development Agreement
• Fusion Power Associates A Washington, DC area lobbying organization; "a non-profit, tax-exempt research and educational foundation, providing timely information on the status of fusion development." Edits the Journal of Fusion Energy.
• Plasma/Fusion Glossary
• The Helimak Experiment, at the Fusion Research Center at UT Austin
• Investigations of the Formability, Weldability and Creep Resistance of Some Potential Low-activation Austenitic Stainless Steels for Fusion Reactor Applications (ISBN 0-85311-148-0): A.H. Bott, G.J. Butterworth, F. B. Pickering
• "Low Activation Material Candidates For Fusion Power Plants"; C.B.A. Forty and N.P. Taylor PDF (58.8 KB)
• International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) fusion reactor work gets go-ahead (BBC news May 2006)
• Unofficial ITER fan club
• Will Nuclear Fusion Fill the Gap Left by Peak Oil?
• Fusion Science and Technology
• Google Tech Talk
• General Fusion--technology for a safe, economically viable modified MTF fusion reactor by 2010.
• Universal Plasma Focus Laboratory Facility
• A Central Site for Fusion Energy Links
• Institute for Plasma Focus Studies
• Josh Dean (December 23, 2008). "This Machine Might* Save the World". Popular Science.

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