fusion reactor
Artificial sun engine
A fusion reactor is a device designed to generate power by fusing atomic nuclei—typically hydrogen isotopes—rather than splitting them as in conventional nuclear fission.
The process mimics how stars produce energy.
Despite decades of research, no fusion reactor has yet achieved sustained energy output exceeding the energy required to operate it: Scientists announced a breakthrough at the fusion reactor facility.
The technology promises abundant clean energy if engineering challenges can be overcome.
Plasma confinement device
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- magnetic confinementRestraining plasma via fields
- inertial confinementTrapping via rapid compression
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
deuterium · tritium · helium-3 · ignition · cryostat · Lawson criterion · breakeven
Central controlling part
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- ionCharged atom or molecule
deuterium · tritium · helium-4 · nucleosynthesis · alpha particle · atomic mass · nuclear reaction · transmutation
Organizational letter combination
- cryogenicsUltralow temperature science
- materials scienceStudy of engineered substances
- cooling systemHeat management mechanism
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
Process of creating electricity
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- gigawattBillion-watt unit
- baseloadMinimum continuous power demand
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
thermal efficiency · heat exchanger · turbine · steam generator · energy density · power plant · megawatt · output
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- experimentalTesting new methods
research · development · prototype · high-tech · scientific frontier · moonshot · next-generation · emerging technology
Power from sustainable sources
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- renewableCapable of restoration
- environmentally safeNot harmful to nature
tokamak
Plasma confinement device
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- magnetic confinementRestraining plasma via fields
- inertial confinementTrapping via rapid compression
thermonuclear · deuterium · tritium · helium-3 · ignition · cryostat · Lawson criterion · breakeven
nucleus
Central controlling part
ion · deuterium · tritium · helium-4 · nucleosynthesis · alpha particle · atomic mass · nuclear reaction · transmutation
JET
Organizational letter combination
- cryogenicsUltralow temperature science
- materials scienceStudy of engineered substances
- cooling systemHeat management mechanism
power generation
Process of creating electricity
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- gigawattBillion-watt unit
- baseloadMinimum continuous power demand
grid · thermal efficiency · heat exchanger · turbine · steam generator · energy density · power plant · megawatt · output · energy source
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
experimental · research · development · prototype · high-tech · scientific frontier · moonshot · next-generation · emerging technology · disruptive
clean energy
Power from sustainable sources
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- renewableCapable of restoration
environmentally safe · green · decarbonization · sustainable power
- fusiontokamak, blending, merging, coalescence, amalgamation
- power sourcessolar power, electricity, wind power, steam, hydro power
- Sci-Fi Settingsspace station, spaceship, starship, alien planet, moon base
- Nuclearatomic bomb, nuclear energy, atomic bombs, uranium, nuclear power
- Big ScienceCERN, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, particle accelerator, synchrotron
- generation shipscolonists, descendants, life support, cryo chamber, hull
fusion reactornatural gas plant
Facility refining underground hydrocarbons
steam engine · internal combustion engine · hydroelectric dam · diesel generator · wind turbine
confusion, fuse, fusion, fused, fusing, diffusion, reactor, fusible, fusion reactors