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ELE Times September 11, 2017 An MIT experiment with a new nuclear fusion fuel, producing 10 times as much energy from energised ions as previously achieved, takes us another step closer to achieving limitless clean energy with virtually no toxic byproduct. The recent announcement by scientists of a major breakthrough in fusion research has gone … Read more
NERSC AUGUST 7, 2017 Plasma density fluctuation in a tokamak plasma turbulence driven by ion temperature gradient. The green line shows the magnetic separatrix surface that contains the edge plasma pedestal within a few centimeters from it. Image: C.S. Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Turbulence, the violently unruly disturbance of plasma, can prevent plasma from … Read more
MIT Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center | September 6, 2017 Incoming freshman refreshes Plasma Science and Fusion Center outreach tools. Incoming freshman Kaylee de Soto got a head start at MIT, arriving in June to help the Plasma Science and Fusion Center update its fusion video game. Photo: Paul Rivenberg/PSFC On Aug. … Read more
PPPL September 5, 2017 The 15th IAEA Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems from 5 to 8 September 2017 in Princeton, NJ, USA at PPPL The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is holding the 15th IAEA Technical Meeting on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems from 5 to 8 September 2017 in … Read more
N. Taylor, B. Merrill, L. Cadwallader, L. Di Pace, L. El-Guebaly, P. Humrickhouse, D. Panayotov, T. Pinna, M.-T. Porfiri, S. Reyes Published 9 June 2017 • © 2017 EURATOM Abstract Fusion power holds the promise of electricity production with a high degree of safety and low environmental impact. Favourable characteristics of fusion as an energy … Read more
Two day conference 8 & 9 November 2017 Wolfson College, University of Oxford Read more and place your booking here Provisional programme available here *This programme is indicative. Circumstances may occur that prevent as published participation and could lead to a slight speaker or topic alteration Co-hosted by the Nuclear Institute and the UK Atomic … Read more
NPRE Illinois Aug 30, 2017 Eight months of careful preparations have led to success in now making the HIDRA plasma/fusion facility in Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at Illinois fully operational. The facility, housed in the Center for Plasma-Material Interactions (CPMI), achieved first plasma in spring 2016, but was operating in low power mode until … Read more
MIT August 21, 2017 The interior of the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, where experiments were conducted that have helped create a new scenario for heating plasma and achieving fusion. Photo: Bob Mumgaard/Plasma Science and Fusion Center In the quest for fusion energy, scientists have spent decades experimenting with ways to make plasma fuel hot and dense … Read more
Futurism IN BRIEF Earl Marmar, MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak fusion project, said that we could potentially have nuclear fusion powering electric grids by the 2030s — that is, if we continue to pursue research aggressively. FUSION ON THE HORIZON In the continuous pursuit of a truly renewable and clean energy source, nothing compares to nuclear … Read more
PPPL August 28, 2017 Fish-eye view of interior of W7-X showing graphite tiles that cover magnetic coils. (Photo courtesy of IPP.) Physicists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are providing critical expertise for the first full campaign of the world’s largest and most powerful stellarator, a magnetic confinement fusion … Read more