Fusion power inches closer to stardom

• Autores: Jacob Aron
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2956, 2014, pág. 11
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Clean energy inspired by the stars is the dream of scientists pursuing nuclear fusion, in which atomic nuclei fuse together and release energy. In a first for laser-driven fusion, scientists at a US lab say they have reached a key milestone called fuel gain: they are producing more energy than the fuel absorbed to start the reaction. But the National Ignition Facility in Livermore CA is still a long way from sparking a self-sustaining fusion reaction with an overall gain in energy--a process called ignition. Currently, the reactor as a whole needs more energy to operate than the amount that is produced.