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E&E Publishing Madelyn Beck, March 29, 2016 The threat of climate change has spurred more love from Congress for energy technology, but the love only goes so far. An energy source that promises to be the cleanest, most compact, most resource-friendly of them all is faced with a reception similar to a toddler getting a … Read more
Discover By Nathaniel Scharping | March 23, 2016 The Joint European Torus tokamak generator, as seen from the inside. (Credit: EUROfusion) Nuclear fusion has long been considered the “holy grail” of energy research. It represents a nearly limitless source of energy that is clean, safe and self-sustaining. Ever since its existence was first theorized in … Read more
Guardian Damian Carrington, 4 March 2016 Tokomak Energy aims to build mini-nuclear reactors and announces target of producing electricity by 2025 and feeding power into the grid by 2030 Nuclear fusion involves two atomic nuclei joining to make a large nucleus. Energy is released when this happens. A fusion reactor simulator, like the one above … Read more
cfi.co By Penny Hitchin March 23, 2016 All You Ever Wanted to Know about Stellarators and Tokamaks The vast amounts of energy released by splitting the atom has enabled scientists to produce both nuclear power and nuclear weapons, demonstrating that mankind’s amazing technical and creative ingenuity is perhaps matched only by its morbidly mad inclination … Read more
CCFE Culham Center for Fusion Energy The Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) facility at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy is undergoing a major upgrade that will enhance the UK’s role in international fusion research. When completed in 2016/17, MAST Upgrade will enable scientists to: Make the case for a fusion Component Test Facility (CTF). A … Read more
CCFE Culham Centre for Fusion Energy Depending on resources, we aim every year to have new PhD and MSc projects with several UK universities addressing plasma physics, materials science and fusion engineering associated with tokamaks, providing a range of exciting research opportunities. The projects range from the theoretical, through computational modelling, to experimental studies. Most … Read more
Daily Mail By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD 18 March 2016 Iter uses electric current to trap plasma inside a doughnut-shaped device long enough for fusion to occur Engineers in France are currently building its 18 magnets that each weigh between 113,400kg and 226,800kg Rocket scientists have been recruited to create super-strong materials that can hold these magnets … Read more
Gizmodo Jamie Condiff March 18, 2016 When it’s finally built, ITER will be the world’s biggest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor—and probably our best chance to date for making nuclear fusion work. But engineers are currently toiling with building the damn thing and its magnets are proving to be a challenge. A toroidal fusion reactor … Read more
Energywire Christa Marshall, E&E reporter March 18, 2016 The fusion debate on Capitol Hill is heating up. The issue popped up in a flurry of letters, bills and comments in the past week as appropriators weighed proposed cuts to the Department of Energy’s overall fusion budget. Congress also is waiting for a report from Energy … Read more
Motherboard EMIKO JOZUKA 16 March 2016 Nuclear fusion is the energy of the Sun and stars, and there’s a global race to generate it as an alternative green energy source. But before researchers get started, they need to ensure that their nuclear fusion reactors can withstand the extreme temperatures produced when hydrogen atoms collide to … Read more