News tagged with thermonuclear fusion reactor

World's largest fusion device goes back to work

September is commonly the month where things begin to gather pace again, and in the world of fusion energy research, things are no different. European scientists working on the Joint European Torus (JET), ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 20

States agree new funding, schedule for nuclear fusion plan

The European Union and six states backing a multi-billion-dollar nuclear fusion project said Wednesday they had reached a deal on the financing and timetable for the experimental reactor.

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 28, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 13

Findings show promise for nuclear fusion test reactors

Researchers have discovered mechanisms critical to interactions between hot plasma and surfaces facing the plasma inside a thermonuclear fusion reactor, part of work aimed at developing coatings capable of ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Nuclear experts seek to advance ITER fusion project

An explosion in costs has cast a cloud over a multi-billion-dollar nuclear fusion project aiming to make the power that fuels the sun a practical energy source on Earth.

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 26

N.Korea boasts success in nuclear fusion

North Korea on Wednesday claimed it had carried out a nuclear fusion reaction that could lead to a limitless supply of clean energy -- a process that the world's scientists have so far yet to achieve.

Physics / General Physics

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (13) | comments 31

Nuclear fusion power project to start in 2018: official

An experimental reactor that could harness nuclear fusion, the power that fuels the Sun, will begin operation in southern France in 2018, the project's governing body announced Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (36) | comments 58

Nuclear fusion power project to start in slimmed-down version

A multi-billion-dollar project to prove whether nuclear fusion, the power that fuels the Sun, can be a practicable energy source is to be scaled down in its early stages, sources said on Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 15