fusion reactor
Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. : Compare reactor (def. 4).
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Its builders hope the knowledge from ITER will improve the next generation fusion reactors, called the Demonstration Fusion Power Plant, or DEMO.
Physicists want to create energy like stars do. These two ways are their best shot. | Rahul Rao | November 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey’re splitting their efforts between two types of fusion reactors.
Physicists want to create energy like stars do. These two ways are their best shot. | Rahul Rao | November 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMost fusion reactors use a design called a tokamak, which confines the plasma in a donut-shaped vessel with a large magnet in the middle and many magnetic coils looping around the container.
The Race for Fusion Power Heats Up as Multiple Projects Hit New Milestones | Edd Gent | September 20, 2021 | Singularity HubMagnets are the most popular approach to controlling fusion reactors because the roiling ball of super-heated plasma at their heart is made up of charged particles that can be corralled using magnetic fields.
The Race for Fusion Power Heats Up as Multiple Projects Hit New Milestones | Edd Gent | September 20, 2021 | Singularity HubLike the ITER plant, the company’s SPARC reactor is a tokamak, the name for a specific design of fusion reactors.
New Reactor Design Could Produce First Ever Energy-Positive Fusion Reaction | Edd Gent | October 5, 2020 | Singularity Hub
British Dictionary definitions for fusion reactor
a nuclear reactor in which a thermonuclear fusion reaction takes place
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