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Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
The Sun shines by turning hydrogen into helium in its core. This process is called nuclear fusion. Fusion happens when lighter elements are forced together to become heavier elements. When this happens, a tremendous amount of energy is created. While nuclear fission, the technology that has been used in nuclear power plants and weapons, produces nuclear waste whose radiation lasts for a long time, nuclear fusion produces far more energy but leaves only small amounts of radioactive waste that lives for a short period of time. Nuclear fusion has been considered the dream energy creation method for decades because it produces more energy than the energy put in. Recently, a research institute in California succeeded in a breakthrough experiment to make the science real even though the amount of energy used was substantial while the energy created was very small in the experiment. It’ll take decades to physically and economically realize this environmentally friendlier power source to substitute fossil fuels and nuclear power plants. It seems like a silver lining when global warming is threatening the future.
Enjoy reading about this breakthrough experiment that could open to door to a cleaner and greener world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63950962
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
The Sun shines by turning hydrogen into helium in its core. This process is called nuclear fusion. Fusion happens when lighter elements are forced together to become heavier elements. When this happens, a tremendous amount of energy is created. While nuclear fission, the technology that has been used in nuclear power plants and weapons, produces nuclear waste whose radiation lasts for a long time, nuclear fusion produces far more energy but leaves only small amounts of radioactive waste that lives for a short period of time. Nuclear fusion has been considered the dream energy creation method for decades because it produces more energy than the energy put in. Recently, a research institute in California succeeded in a breakthrough experiment to make the science real even though the amount of energy used was substantial while the energy created was very small in the experiment. It’ll take decades to physically and economically realize this environmentally friendlier power source to substitute fossil fuels and nuclear power plants. It seems like a silver lining when global warming is threatening the future.
Enjoy reading about this breakthrough experiment that could open to door to a cleaner and greener world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63950962
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