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-as of [20 DECEMBER 2024]–
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“emerging technologies”
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-‘nuclear fusion power’ is the power generated by ‘nuclear fusion reactions’-
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(in this kind of reaction, 2 light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus and in doing so, release a large amount of energy)
(in a more general sense, the term can also refer to the production of net usable power from a fusion source, similar to the usage of the term “steam power”)
Most design studies for fusion power plants involve using the fusion reactions to create heat, which is then used to operate a steam turbine, which drives generators to produce electricity.
Except for the use of a thermonuclear heat source, this is similar to most coal-fired power stations and fission-driven nuclear power stations.
nuclear fusion power has been developed for over 50 years. can be utilized for electric power generation + space transportation, potentially replacing fossil fuels, renewable energy, and nuclear fission power.
ITER (originally the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is an international tokamak (magnetic confinement fusion) research/engineering project that could help to make the transition from today’s studies of plasma physics to future electricity-producing fusion power plants.
It builds on research done with devices such as DIII-D, EAST, ADITYA, KSTAR, TFTR, ASDEX Upgrade, Joint European Torus, JT-60, Tore Supra and T-15
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(‘experimental breeder reactor I’ near arco, idaho, USA, became the world’s first electricity-generating nuclear power plant when it produced sufficient electricity to illuminate 4 ‘200-watt light bulbs’)
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