Nuclear fusion - SV650.org

Seeker · 12-12-22, 08:56 AM

For the first time (on Earth) a fusion reaction has produced a net gain in power.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/us-scienti...231150132.html

Sounds good but remember the old joke: "whatever the decade of the publication, nuclear fusion is always about 20 years away". They have been pursuing this since the 1950s.

Livermore uses 192 lasers focused on a small pellet (500 trillion watts of peak power, 2 million joules of UV energy).
https://lasers.llnl.gov/

Most other fusion experiments use a Tokamak reactor vessel which needs powerful magnetic fields to contain the plasma. ITER in France will be that type.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak

Craig380 · 12-12-22, 09:09 AM

Unfortunate choice of words from Todd Allen, professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Michigan: “I don’t know in the end if these are the technologies that catch fire or not ..."

Let's hope that they don't, eh?

Seeker · 12-12-22, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig380

Unfortunate choice of words from Todd Allen, professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Michigan: “I don’t know in the end if these are the technologies that catch fire or not ..."

Let's hope that they don't, eh?

Always use the fire to heat water and drive a turbine...

Craig380 · 12-12-22, 03:29 PM

Indeed, I meant more in the 'Number 4 reactor at Chernobyl' sense

12-12-22, 08:56 AM	#1
Seeker Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NE Lincs Posts: 1,120	Nuclear fusion For the first time (on Earth) a fusion reaction has produced a net gain in power. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/us-scienti...231150132.html Sounds good but remember the old joke: "whatever the decade of the publication, nuclear fusion is always about 20 years away". They have been pursuing this since the 1950s. Livermore uses 192 lasers focused on a small pellet (500 trillion watts of peak power, 2 million joules of UV energy). https://lasers.llnl.gov/ Most other fusion experiments use a Tokamak reactor vessel which needs powerful magnetic fields to contain the plasma. ITER in France will be that type. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak __________________ 2016 SV650AL7 2023 GSX-8S

12-12-22, 09:09 AM	#2
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,302	Re: Nuclear fusion Unfortunate choice of words from Todd Allen, professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Michigan: “I don’t know in the end if these are the technologies that catch fire or not ..." Let's hope that they don't, eh?

12-12-22, 03:29 PM	#4
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,302	Re: Nuclear fusion Indeed, I meant more in the 'Number 4 reactor at Chernobyl' sense

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