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Toshiba joins international team to create A “simulated sun” with fusion technology. Source: QST Institute Think about it. If we can create What would a "simulated sun" be like on Earth? This may sound like a fantasy. But in reality, this project is already in the process of being implemented. It uses Fusion Power, which is a form of energy that many people believe is the answer to both energy problems and environmental problems that our world is currently facing. Currently, projects to build experimental reactors such as the ITER project (meaning "path or journey" in Latin) and the JT-60SA (Super Advanced) project is currently being built. With international cooperation which includes many great powers Including Japan joining in. Fusion is considered "dream energy" because it is a huge source of energy that is not only safe. But it also has no carbon emissions.
In this article, we will introduce fusion energy. and learn the interestingness of this future project 1593077854427 (From left) Mr. Takuma Wakatsuki, Advanced Plasma Experimental Group Advanced Plasma Laboratory Naga Fusion Institute Fusion Energy Board National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Mr. Hideki Kajitani, Superconducting Magnet Development Group, ITER Project, Naga Fusion Institute Fusion Energy Committee, National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Mr. Yusuke Ishii, Advanced Systems Design and Engineering Department, Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Telegram Number Data Corporation High-Efficiency Energy Sources High security environmentally friendly And Never Run Out: How Does Fusion Energy Work? In simple terms, fusion is the recreating of the fusion reactions that occur inside stars and the sun on Earth. We interviewed Mr. Takuma Wakatsuki, a fusion researcher. of the National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) and asked him to help explain the concept in a way that the general public could understand. “Everything in this universe is made up of atoms. And atoms are made up of nuclei and electrons. When these nuclei collide at high speeds, It will combine to form heavier atoms. We call this process fusion, explains Takuma Wakatsuki. You may not be familiar with this process. But we all benefit from the energy sources created by the fusion process. It is the energy source that gives us light every day: the sun. The fusion reactions that occur between the sun's hydrogen nuclei are the source of heat. and the light that we humans receive every day 1593077810630 As we can see from the sun that How much heat can fusion produce?
Until it can be used to produce electricity and energy. The fuel sources for fusion are deuterium and tritium, which are isotopes of hydrogen. With just 1 gram of fuel, fusion can produce the energy equivalent to burning 8 tonnes of petroleum. Although we currently have many methods to produce energy, But only conventional nuclear power plants and fusion plants are able to produce such large amounts of energy from such small amounts of fuel,” Wakatsuki said. Image of the mechanism of fusion. 1593077843863 The safety of nuclear power has always been questioned. Since the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant But on the contrary Fusion energy is very safe. “Traditional nuclear power plants use heat energy generated from fission reactions by transferring large amounts of fuel. Energy (equivalent to several years' worth of fuel consumption) is stored in the reactor and controls the rate of the nuclear chain reaction using control rods. Therefore, energy is produced by burning the fuel little by little over time . Fusion reactors require only a small amount of fuel to sustain the fusion reaction. If the fuel supply is stopped, the fusion reaction will also stop. And even though we store a lot of fuel in the reactor, But the fuel itself cools the plasma*, which automatically stops the fusion reaction. With this fusion working model Therefore, there is no possibility of reactions that are beyond control,” Mr. Wakatsuki said. *Plasma is the 4th physical state of matter, besides solid, liquid and gas. In general, matter can change into plasma at At temperatures of several thousand degrees Celsius or higher (because there must be enough energy to separate electrons from atoms), a fusion reactor must be capable of generating plasma at temperatures in excess of 100 million degrees Celsius. And it can contain (preserve) the plasma without coming into contact with solid objects such as the reactor hull.
In this article, we will introduce fusion energy. and learn the interestingness of this future project 1593077854427 (From left) Mr. Takuma Wakatsuki, Advanced Plasma Experimental Group Advanced Plasma Laboratory Naga Fusion Institute Fusion Energy Board National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Mr. Hideki Kajitani, Superconducting Magnet Development Group, ITER Project, Naga Fusion Institute Fusion Energy Committee, National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Mr. Yusuke Ishii, Advanced Systems Design and Engineering Department, Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Telegram Number Data Corporation High-Efficiency Energy Sources High security environmentally friendly And Never Run Out: How Does Fusion Energy Work? In simple terms, fusion is the recreating of the fusion reactions that occur inside stars and the sun on Earth. We interviewed Mr. Takuma Wakatsuki, a fusion researcher. of the National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) and asked him to help explain the concept in a way that the general public could understand. “Everything in this universe is made up of atoms. And atoms are made up of nuclei and electrons. When these nuclei collide at high speeds, It will combine to form heavier atoms. We call this process fusion, explains Takuma Wakatsuki. You may not be familiar with this process. But we all benefit from the energy sources created by the fusion process. It is the energy source that gives us light every day: the sun. The fusion reactions that occur between the sun's hydrogen nuclei are the source of heat. and the light that we humans receive every day 1593077810630 As we can see from the sun that How much heat can fusion produce?
Until it can be used to produce electricity and energy. The fuel sources for fusion are deuterium and tritium, which are isotopes of hydrogen. With just 1 gram of fuel, fusion can produce the energy equivalent to burning 8 tonnes of petroleum. Although we currently have many methods to produce energy, But only conventional nuclear power plants and fusion plants are able to produce such large amounts of energy from such small amounts of fuel,” Wakatsuki said. Image of the mechanism of fusion. 1593077843863 The safety of nuclear power has always been questioned. Since the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant But on the contrary Fusion energy is very safe. “Traditional nuclear power plants use heat energy generated from fission reactions by transferring large amounts of fuel. Energy (equivalent to several years' worth of fuel consumption) is stored in the reactor and controls the rate of the nuclear chain reaction using control rods. Therefore, energy is produced by burning the fuel little by little over time . Fusion reactors require only a small amount of fuel to sustain the fusion reaction. If the fuel supply is stopped, the fusion reaction will also stop. And even though we store a lot of fuel in the reactor, But the fuel itself cools the plasma*, which automatically stops the fusion reaction. With this fusion working model Therefore, there is no possibility of reactions that are beyond control,” Mr. Wakatsuki said. *Plasma is the 4th physical state of matter, besides solid, liquid and gas. In general, matter can change into plasma at At temperatures of several thousand degrees Celsius or higher (because there must be enough energy to separate electrons from atoms), a fusion reactor must be capable of generating plasma at temperatures in excess of 100 million degrees Celsius. And it can contain (preserve) the plasma without coming into contact with solid objects such as the reactor hull.