Fusion News

Nature by Mikio Fukuhara Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 37740 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep37740 Published online: 23 November 2016 Abstract The cause and source of the heat released from Earth’s interior have not yet been determined. Some research groups have proposed that the heat is supplied by radioactive decay or by a nuclear georeactor. Here we postulate … Read more

Eureka Alert 20-MAR-2017 DOE/PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY IMAGE: GOUMIRI HAS CREATED A NEW SYSTEM THAT WILL LET SCIENTISTS CONTROL THE ENERGY AND ROTATION OF PLASMA IN REAL TIME IN A DOUGHNUT-SHAPED MACHINE KNOWN AS A TOKAMAK. Like a potter shaping clay as it spins on a wheel, physicists use magnetic fields and powerful particle beams … Read more

Gas & Electricity 19.03.2017 Nuclear fusion needs a “Wright brothers” moment, to convince the world of its promise of unlimited clean and safe energy and so unlock significant private investment, according to a physicist whose says his company is closing in on that goal. David Kingham, the chief executive of Tokamak Energy, has announced his … Read more

CCFE 15/03/2017 On 7 March, the finishing straight got one (major) step closer for the new MAST Upgrade tokamak, with the lifting and positioning of the centre column into the heart of the machine. Nicknamed the ‘£1 million kebab’ by engineers here at Culham, the five metre-long centre column is a key component for operating … Read more

International Business Times By Richard Dinan | March 9, 2017 Using smaller reactors, Applied Fusion Systems hopes to move nuclear fusion forward within four to six years. There is a famous saying in the fusion community: “Fusion is easy; plasma physics is hard.” Fusion has had a rough PR history. In 1989, Martin Fleischmann (then … Read more

LLNL Feb. 16, 2017 NIF Target Area operators prepare the TanDM for a NIF shot. The 9,000-kilogram (20,000-pound) mechanism is about 8.5 meters long, with a boom that can extend about 6.75 meters. Photo by Jason Laurea/LLNL While multitasking may be easy for some people (and perhaps hard for others), it can be a particular … Read more

Rice University Mike Williams – March 2, 2017 Rice, Illinois, Chilean scientists report quantum control of atoms may make fusion energy production more efficient HOUSTON – (March 2, 2017) – Controlled nuclear fusion has been a holy grail for physicists who seek an endless supply of clean energy. Scientists at Rice University, the University of … Read more

IB Times By Hannah Osborne | February 28, 2017 Max Planck scientist charts how fusion energy technology has changed since the 1980s. Nuclear fusion offers the potential for unlimited, free and clean energy. However, physicists often say the technology to harness it is – and always will be – 30 years away. In a paper … Read more

MIT Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center | February 28, 2017 Ph.D candidate enjoys a range of fusion research from coast to coast. At MIT, Hong Sio can be found in the PSFC High-Energy-Density Physics (HEDP) accelerator facility, which develops and characterizes nuclear d iagnostics for inertial fusion facilities across the country, including … Read more

ITER 27 FEB, 2017 In the discussion that took place with ITER Director-General Bernard Bigot, Erlan Batyrbekov, director of the Kazakhstan Nuclear National Center, offered to establish a legal cooperation framework between ITER and the institution he heads. The largest of the Central Asian republics (5.5 times the size of France), Kazakhstan has immense mineral … Read more