Of Interest archive
2013
14 Nov 2013
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Junior High students get a taste of daily life in a major nuclear research centre
On 5-6 April, some 120 students from 12 neighbouring ³¦´Ç±ô±ôè²µ±ð²õ (junior high schools) attended workshops on nuclear energy, safety…
13 Nov 2013
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New modular approach to house the extensive ºÚÁÏÉçapp diagnostic systems
By Lynne Degitz, US ºÚÁÏÉçappWhen the ºÚÁÏÉçapp experimental fusion reactor begins operation in the 2020s, over 40 diagnostic tools will provide…
12 Nov 2013
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Simulations uncover obstacle to harnessing laser-driven fusion
Researchers at the Ohio State University are evaluating a two-stage process in which a pellet of fusion fuel is first crushed by lasers on…
11 Nov 2013
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Delivery of 1st EU components at JT-60SA
Watch a video of the celebration of the delivery of the first components from Europe and the start of assembly of the JT-60SA tokamak in…
10 Nov 2013
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3D animation of ºÚÁÏÉçapp divertor cassette pre-loading
Watch a video of the remote handling of an ºÚÁÏÉçapp divertor cassette as it is locked into its final position in the ºÚÁÏÉçapp vacuum…
9 Nov 2013
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Record simulations conducted on Lawrence Livermore supercomputer
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have performed record simulations using all 1,572,864 cores of Sequoia, the largest…
8 Nov 2013
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Coriolis effect can stabilize plasma in fusion reactors
According to researchers at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and the FOM Institute for fundamental energy research DIFFER, the…
7 Nov 2013
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Nuclear fusion is the "perfect energy source"
By Steven Cowley Director of the Culham Center for Fusion Energy Until recently, fears of peak oil and dependence on Middle Eastern…
6 Nov 2013
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Fusion power: a 10 year plan to energy security
The American Security Project has released a major report on how the US can accelerate the development of fusion power: …
5 Nov 2013
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Will Secretary Moniz put energy back into the Department of Energy?
President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Dr. Ernest Moniz to head the US Department of Energy as Secretary.Dr…
4 Nov 2013
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MIT experts: Nuclear exit would cost US environment, economy
The United States would incur higher carbon dioxide emissions, a potentially steep rise in electricity prices and suffer a drop in gross…
3 Nov 2013
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20 times hotter than the Sun
An 18-metre-tall machine is attempting to harness nuclear fusion, the reaction that powers the Sun, to create electricity. "By the end…
2 Nov 2013
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Japan turns from nuclear fission to nuclear fusion
All the world's nuclear power plants generate electricity by splitting atoms in a process known as nuclear fission. But now, Japan is…
1 Nov 2013
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A horse named Tokamak
Tokamak emerged as a winter carnival hopeful when he made it three wins in a row at Eagle Farm. He swept past the leaders at the…
31 Oct 2013
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Mining helium on the Moon
Experts gathered in Sydney last month for Australia's first space mining conference cited the moon as the first and most viable step…
30 Oct 2013
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'KSTAR Conference 2013' held to study nuclear fusion
Organized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and National Fusion Research Institute, the KSTAR Conference 2013 was held…
29 Oct 2013
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Potential benefits of inertial fusion energy justify continued R&D
The potential benefits of successful development of an inertial confinement fusion-based energy technology justify investment in fusion…
28 Oct 2013
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Analyzing fusion energy
Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion reactions. In this kind of reaction, two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a…
27 Oct 2013
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Future US fusion research should keep options open, report concludes
The United States should embark on a coordinated national research program into inertial confinement fusion—but only after researchers…
26 Oct 2013
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A tour of plasma physics in downtown Cambridge
Take a virtual tour through MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center thanks to a blog post on the American Physical Society site…