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I was looking around for news about the current state of operations at JET when I found this article https://physicsworld.com/a/ignition-pending/ https://physic
by fanf2 3y ago
I was looking around for news about the current state of operations at JET when I found this article https://physicsworld.com/a/ignition-pending/ https://physicsworld.com/a/ignition-pending/ which repeatedly muddles fusion power research and fusion weapons research. (Never mind the several paragraphs about the cold fusion idiocy.) And this is in a publication that is supposed to be for a technical and knowledgable audience. Sigh.
Anyway, in recent years at JET they have been doing a new round of deuterium-tritium experiments. The interior of the reactor has been refurbished with tungsten and beryllium inner surfaces, like ITER will have, and they have been testing longer reaction pulses. Sounds promising https://physicsworld.com/a/fusion-energy-record-smashed-by-joint-european-torus-facility/ https://physicsworld.com/a/fusion-energy-record-smashed-by-j...
- Stevvo 3y agoI don't know if you've heard much about Tokamak Energy; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak_Energy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak_Energy I think they have a good shot at commercial fusion by 2030s. The REBCO magnets reduce the size and complexity of the machine massively. Oddly, Brexit is a benefit to them; JET employees can no longer go work for ITER if they want a pay and lifestyle upgrade, but they can go a few hundred meters down the road.