Fusion yuanchu energy storage container

Where is fusion for Energy located?

Fusion for Energy, the EU agency in charge of the European contribution to the project, is located in Barcelona, Spain. Fusion for Energy (F4E) is the European Union's Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy. According to the agency's website:

Can fusion power be used in terrestrial conditions?

Harnessing fusion power in terrestrial conditions would provide sufficient energy to satisfy mounting demand, and to do so in a sustainable manner that has a relatively small impact on the environment.

Why do fusion power stations have high activation energies?

It is the goal of a fusion power station to harness this energy to produce electricity. Activation energies (in most fusion systems this is the temperature required to initiate the reaction) for fusion are generally high because the protons in each nucleus strongly repel one another, as they each have the same positive charge.

Why is engineering gain factor important for commercial fusion power stations?

For commercial fusion power stations, engineering gain factor is important. Engineering gain factor is defined as the ratio of a plant electrical power output to electrical power input of all plant's internal systems (tokamak external heating systems, electromagnets, cryogenics plant, diagnostics and control systems, etc.). [ 50 ]

Is a Q of 100 required for commercial fusion power stations?

Some nuclear engineers consider a Q of 100 to be required for commercial fusion power stations to be viable. [ 51 ] ITER will not produce electricity. Producing electricity from thermal sources is a well known process (used in many power stations) and ITER will not run with significant fusion power output continuously.

What is a vacuum vessel in a fusion machine?

The vacuum vessel is the central part of the ITER machine: a double-walled steel container in which the plasma is contained by means of magnetic fields. The ITER vacuum vessel will be twice as large and 16 times as heavy as any previously manufactured fusion vessel: each of the nine torus -shaped sectors will weigh approximately 450 tonnes.