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EuroFusion is planning to design and build a demonstration fusion power station.Summary
Interesting Engineering makes the following points:
- First, nuclear fusion produces energy the same way as the Sun*.
- EuroFusion stated that it has benefitted immensely from work done by International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
- If all goes to plan, nuclear fusion could provide a clean source of energy that does not damage our planet.
*"Nuclear Fusion reactions power the Sun and other stars. In a fusion reaction, two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus. The process releases energy because the total mass of the resulting single nucleus is less than the mass of the two original nuclei. The leftover mass becomes energy."
DOE Explains...Nuclear Fusion Reactions | Department of Energy
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- AIR AND SPACE POWER: COLLECTIONS | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
- ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME) | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
- RUSSIAN-UKRAINE CONFLICT—ARTICLES | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
- China's $1 trillion 'artificial sun' fusion reactor just got five times hotter than the sun
- A JUNE 2022 A garage-sized reactor could provide limitless energy with magnet-free technology (interestingengineering.com)
- Fusion - Frequently asked questions | IAEA