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Notes on the NIF nuclear fusion breakthrough
My explainer/analysis of the US nuclear fusion breakthrough was published today. Some stuff didn’t make it to the final draft for space and tone constraints; I’m publishing that below. 1. While most US government officials present at the announcement of the … Continue reading
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Tagged central hotspot ignition, climate finance, engineering gain, ITER, Lawson criterion, National Ignition Facility, nuclear fusion, Paris Agreement, Rayleigh-Taylor instability
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What is a fusion reaction?
The Copernican February 21, 2014 Last week, the National Ignition Facility, USA, announced that it had breached the first step in triggering a fusion reaction. But what is a fusion reaction? Here are some answers from Prof. Bora – which … Continue reading
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Tagged deuterium, electrical energy, fusion power, inertial confinement, ITER, magnetic confinement, National Ignition Facility, nuclear fusion, tokamak, tritium
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