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Company unveils revolutionary reactor design for nuclear fusion power plant: 'Cylinders firing all day long to produce steady energy output'
A Seattle-based company has unveiled its new nuclear fusion prototype with the goal of delivering commercially viable fusion ...
Study identifies promising materials for fusion reactors
Nuclear fusion could be an ideal solution to mankind's energy problem, guaranteeing a virtually limitless source of power ...
US firm sets record with plasma fusion temperature of 392 million degrees F for 24 hrs
Quantum Kinetics Corporation (QKC) claimed that it successfully triggered plasma fusion temperatures of 392 million degrees ...
Princeton 3D-Printed a Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has constructed a fusion reactor from parts it 3D-printed and bought off the shelf. It fits on a kitchen table. It’s a simple-sounding machine—a glass tube coated ...
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Fusion power has long held the promise of delivering near-endless energy without as many unfortunate side effects as nuclear fission ... the basis of many modern reactors, the tokamak.
Nuclear Fusion Has Stumped Scientists for Decades. Here’s How We’ll Finally Unlock Its Limitless Energy.
If we figure out how to harness this effectively and efficiently, this is it. This is the end. This is the solution,” an expert tells us.
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US completes first key magnet for apple-shaped nuclear fusion reactor
The NSTX-U is the primary nuclear fusion reactor experiment which is ongoing at the US Department of Energy's PPPL.
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Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor 13 Years After Massive Earthquake
Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor at the Onagawa plant after a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to damage at nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant. The No. 2 reactor was put back online ...
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‘First wall’ material: US eyes better nuclear reactor fusion power with AI infusion
The strength and longevity of the first wall are key to any nuclear fusion power plant’s service life and longevity.
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Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear ...
Igniting Fusion Energy’s Future: The Surprising Power of Boron
Tungsten, the preferred material for tokamak fusion reactors, poses challenges due to sputtering that cools plasma, making ...
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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
TOKYO -- A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant was restarted Tuesday for the first time since ...