Harnessing the Power of Fusion: Progress and Challenges in Nuclear Fusion Research
Keywords:
Nuclear fusion, energy sourceAbstract
Nuclear fusion is touted as the cleanest, most infinite energy source that will change the world's energy landscape. presents a detailed summary of nuclear fusion research's successes and challenges, emphasising its great promise and the complex obstacles that must be overcome to implement it. Magnetic and inertial confinement methods have advanced the field of controlled fusion processes. Fusion experiments including tokamaks, stellarators, and laser-driven inertial confinement devices have improved plasma confinement and heating. The fusion community is optimistic after prolonged plasma conditions and positive energy gain. However, numerous major obstacles prevent commercial fusion energy from being realised quickly. Plasma stability, confinement period, and efficient, high-energy-density inertial confinement drivers are still being studied. Materials science and engineering solutions for intense plasma conditions and neutron-induced activation are much more important. Explores the cutting-edge fusion research technologies and advances.
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