Inside the JET Fusion reactor — JET

Fusion Energy’s Has A Secret Achilles Heel

The Tritium problem.

Will Lockett

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3 days ago

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In theory, fusion energy is the perfect form of energy. By utilising the same process that powers the Sun, we can fuse hydrogen atoms into helium and release a truly gargantuan amount of energy on demand, with no carbon emissions and no nuclear waste. For decades, though, this technology has been just out of reach, as our reactors used more energy to fuse…