STEM Nuclear Fusion

[WBarnes]

US scientists achieve ‘holy grail’ nuclear fusion reaction: report

Nuclear fusion could be key tool to stave off climate crisis

www.independent.co.uk

US scientists have reportedly carried out the first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain, a major breakthrough in a field that has been pursuing such a result since the 1950s, and a potential milestone in the search for a climate-friendly, renewable energy source to replace fossil fuels.

The experiment took place in recent weeks at the government-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, where researchers used a process known as inertial confinement fusion, the Financial Times reports, citing three people with knowledge of the experiment’s preliminary results.

The test involved bombarding a pellet of hydrogen plasma with the world’s largest laser to trigger a nuclear fusion reaction, the same process which takes place in the sun.

Researchers were able to produce 2.5 megajoules of energy, 120 per cent of the 2.1 megajoules used to power the experiment.

 

[kiki voinea]

Even if this experiment will gain momentum , it's still minimum 10-20 years away from proper use.

And maybe , by this time , woke idiots will loose momentum and see that nuclear energy is still ok , if managed right.

I know Fukushima is a hard hit , but not all nuclear plants need to be build near zones prone to earthquakes and near an ocean prone to tsunamis...

But hey , I ain't no nuclear expert , and I don't have any major energy company that needs to sell expensive energy to make my pockets big...

 

[Rolf]

This is an interesting video of the Helion method for Nuclear fusion. It seems quite safe using electro magnets to keep the plasma from melting the materials used to contain the fusion reaction.

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[WBarnes]

This is an interesting video of the Helion method for Nuclear fusion. It seems quite safe using electro magnets to keep the plasma from melting the materials used to contain the fusion reaction.

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Yes, but the really clever part is how it actually generates the electricity. Each fusion pulse pushes back on the magnetic fields causing a movement of the field lines, and when these moving field lines pass a conductor electricity is generated by Faraday's Law.

 

[WBarnes]

First Light Fusion | Enabling Inertial Fusion Energy | Home

First Light Fusion is the UK’s leading inertial fusion company, advancing fusion technology to unlock clean, limitless energy for the future.

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Largest Pulsed Power Facility in Europe | M3 Machine | First Light Fusion

M3 is one of the largest pulsed power facilities in the world and the largest in Europe. It is the only machine of this type uniquely dedicated to fusion research.

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14 MA

Peak current

1 bn g

Projectile acceleration

20 km/s

Impact speed

 

[klier]

Even if this experiment will gain momentum , it's still minimum 10-20 years away from proper use.

It's perpetually 50 years off, has been so since like the '60s.

But with that being said.... it would solve all our problems so lets continue the good work.

 

[WBarnes]

Bad news on the NIF result. The laser required 400MJ to produce the 2MJ that gave the 3+MJ.

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[Rolf]

IT seems like many countries are on the bandwagon now with Nuclear Fusion tech, Japan apparently also is moving forward with their own tech soon to generate electrical power with a nuclear fusion plant.

Japan to draft nuclear fusion strategy amid fierce global race | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Another interesting thing they are perusing is RED Hydrogen, which means generating Hydrogen with Nuclear Energy.

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