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NUCLEAR FUSION FUELS FOR THE
FUTUREJodi CrookshankExcelsior College
June 12, 2016
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Deuterium-Tritium fuel Currently Deuterium-tritium fuel is being
utilized in the test reactors for nuclear fusion.
The chemistry make up for the reaction currently utilized in test reactors looks like this
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The Hydrogen-Boron reaction
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Amount of Energy in Hydrogen-Boron reaction
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Nuclear Fusion reactor challenges
There are a few different ways to go about creating reactors that are needed for nuclear fusion.
For fusion to occur, reactor temperatures would have to be on the order of 200 million degrees Celsius
No material on earth can withstand 200 million degrees without melting
Two basic strategies:1) Magnetic Confinement: Confine the plasma with magnetic fields so that the plasma will not touch the containment walls2) Inertial Confinement: Supply large amounts of energy very quickly (i.e. shoot with lasers) so that the fuel is burned before it has time to expand and touch the walls
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Current Fusion reactor
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How the ITER generates a magnetic field.
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Polywell Nuclear Reactor
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Sizing of a Polywell
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One more Strange but interesting side note
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Conclusion Nuclear fusion Utilizing Hydrogen Boron
fuel is the way of the future. No carbon dioxide emitted to the plant No radioactive waste that needs to be
disposed of No toxic gas produced from tritium