Nuclear fusion energy requires heat- and radiation-resilient materials to be reliable, says nuclear engineer
Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source, as its reactions generate incredibly large amounts of ...
How can we make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day?
Controlled nuclear fusion has several advantages over other power sources for generating electricity. For one, the fusion ...
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IAEA expands Fukushima water monitoring
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is taking the first practical steps towards additional monitoring near the ...
What’s the difference between fusion and fission? A nuclear physicist explains
Fission and fusion are both nuclear reactions. But while one involves splitting atoms, the other involves fusing atoms ...
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To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials
While deuterium is very common and obtained from water, tritium is very rare. A 1-gigawatt fusion reactor is expected to burn 56 kilograms of tritium annually. But the world has only about 25 ...
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Tepco ends 5th round of treated water discharge slated for fiscal 2024
Tritium levels have remained far lower than the limits set under Japanese safety standards. At the power plant, the site of ...