Enlarge / One of the reactor components during a leak test. On Tuesday, the people running the experimental fusion reactor ITER announced that a combination of delays and shifting priorities meant the first hardware of its kind wouldn’t see plasma until 2036, while full power from deuterium-tritium fusion was pushed back to 2039. The latter … Read more
According to Director General Pietro Barabaschi, the commissioning of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France has been delayed by 15 years. The first test of the ITER fusion reactor is now expected to reach full magnetic energy in 2036 – a three-year delay from the 2016 baseline – while the start of the … Read more
New research shows that plasma fusion heat spreads more evenly in tokamak reactors, a milestone in the field of fusion energy. This suggests new ways to improve reactor efficiency and overall service life while reducing the chance of damage. The new findings from researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory … Read more