International Torus Experimental Reactor (ITER), a gigantic tokamak fusion device, has been plagued by a virtually endless series of problems and delays, repeatedly pushing the target date for completion. The delays in the ITER project have spurred investment in alternative scenarios that may bring commercially viable fusion power more quickly. #FusionPower #ITER #AlternativeScenarios https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/iter-fiasco-will-accelerate-the-progress-of-fusion/

UK-based aerospace company Pulsar Fusion working on a direct fusion rocket.

They are talking a thrust of 10 - 101 newtons, exhaust velocity 110 - 350 km/sec

https://pulsarfusion.com/products-development/fusion-propulsion/

#FusionPower #FusionRocket

Via @axios , news of new, better than breakeven fusion reactions. I want to believe a better future is coming.
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/07/nuclear-fusion-net-energy-gain-second-time-us-scientists

#science #tech #fusionpower

The UK’s ST40 Spherical Tokamak Achieves Crucial Plasma Temperatures https://hackaday.com/2023/04/11/the-uks-st40-spherical-tokamak-achieves-crucial-plasma-temperatures/ #Engineering #cleanengery #Fusionpower #greenhacks #tokamak

The UK’s ST40 Spherical Tokamak Achieves Crucial Plasma Temperatures - As the race towards the first commercially viable nuclear fusion reactor heats up,... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/11/the-uks-st40-spherical-tokamak-achieves-crucial-plasma-temperatures/ #engineering #cleanengery #fusionpower #greenhacks #tokamak

US-Japan team hails H2-boron plasma fusion breakthrough

The pure fusion reaction emits no dangerous neutron radiation. But there is some gamma and neutron radiation from side chain reactions.

https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/100-000-years-of-power-us-japan-team-hails-h2-boron-plasma-fusion-breakthrough/2-1-1411318

#FusionPower #HydrogenBoronFusion

> We need to stop looking at nuclear power and concentrate on real clean energy sources like wind and solar. But these aren't really fun challenges for scientists. Building a solar collector or an improved windmill is #boring compared to unleashing the power of the atom. Especially, dabbling in that chimera -- the real Holy Grail -- #FusionPower. Can't beat that for a fun brain twister..
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/too-cheap-to-meter-the-to_b_835730
#MichaelRose on #Boredom as fueling folly of #NuclearPlants, #GlassBalls

This is how you do an announcement of a major scientific breakthrough… and what a breakthrough! Comms departments take note.

#fusion #fusionpower #FusionRevolution #science #sciencecomms

https://youtu.be/w-5bNFg50KU

#NuclearFusion #FusionPower #FusionRocket

Nerd out with me for a minute. #fusionpower

https://www.llnl.gov/news/national-ignition-facility-achieves-fusion-ignition #FusionEnergy #GreenEnergy #ClimateCrisis #FusionPower

"The press conference makes clear that, over the past several years, the team operating the #NationalIgnitionFacility has gradually improved yields through an iterative process." #LLNL

What enabled the big boost in #fusion energy announced this week? | #FusionPower #FusionEnergy |Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/what-enabled-the-big-boost-in-fusion-energy-announced-this-week/?utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=ars

Tech (Global News): Ramifications for Alberta’s energy sector won’t become clear for long time after leap forward in fusion research https://globalnews.ca/news/9347058/fusion-breakthrough-energy-alberta-science/ #globalnews #TechNews #Technology #LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory #nuclearfusion #Environment #FusionPower #GreenEnergy #Technology #Science #Economy #Energy #Fusion #Power #Tech

A great video (in plain English) from Marv Adam’s explaining how the groundbreaking nuclear fusion test was able to produce more energy than it takes to create a fusion reaction #nuclearenergy #fusionpower https://youtu.be/w-5bNFg50KU

"Immense hurdles remain, however, in the quest for #FusionPower plants. While the pellet released more energy than the lasers put in, the calculation does not include the 300 or so megajoules needed to power up the lasers in the first place. The NIF lasers fire about once a day, but a power plant would need to heat targets 10 x per second. Then there is the cost of the targets."

US scientists confirm ‘major breakthrough’ in nuclear #Fusion | #FusionEnergy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/13/us-scientists-confirm-major-breakthrough-in-nuclear-fusion

BIG NEWS! LLNL achieved fusion ignition! While this is a super exciting breakthrough, fusion reactors are not yet power plants and won’t be for a while still. Here are my thoughts about the breakthrough: https://youtu.be/EMZfcEkbZXE
#fusion #fusionenergy #ignition #llnl #fusionpower #science #sciencenews

Isn't this the day #SimCity predicted almost 25 years ago? Ahead of the curve, as usual. :screwattack: #fusionenergy #fusionpower

Isn't this the day #SimCity predicted almost 25 years ago? Ahead of the curve, as usual. :screwattack: #fusionenergy #fusionpower #retrogaming #gaming

What enabled the big boost in fusion energy announced this week? - Enlarge / Where the action happens inside the National Ignition Facilit... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1904081 #weaponstesting #fusionpower #laserfusion #science #physics #energy #fusion #doe

In the science fiction movies of the past, science news would break like this in the background and everyone would just be carrying on with their busy lives. #fusionpower

Scientists Achieve Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough With Blast of 192 Lasers https://nyti.ms/3PuiZkM