Challenges on the road towards fusion electricity

A.J.H. Donné

doi:10.1051/epn/2016502

Challenges on the road towards fusion electricity

A.J.H. Donné

Science and Technology of Nuclear Fusion

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Abstract

The ultimate aim of fusion research is to generate electricity by fusing light atoms into heavier ones, thereby converting mass into energy. The most efficient fusion reaction is based on merging the hydrogenic isotopes: Deuterium (2D) and Tritium (3T) into Helium (4He) and a neutron, which releases 17.6 MeV in the form of kinetic energy of the reaction products.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-24
Number of pages	5
Journal	Europhysics News
Volume	47
Issue number	5&6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2016502
Publication status	Published - 21 Nov 2016

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