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Why can't we build fusion reactors on Earth?
Why can't we build fusion reactors on Earth?
DavidLee
Fri Aug 02 2024
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Why is it so challenging to construct fusion reactors on our planet? What technological barriers do we face in harnessing the power of nuclear fusion? How does the complexity of fusion processes differ from fission, and what makes it so difficult to control and maintain a stable reaction? Could advancements in materials science or plasma physics potentially overcome these obstacles in the future?
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Lucia
Sun Aug 04 2024
The process of nuclear fusion, specifically the combination of deuterium and tritium, necessitates extreme conditions on Earth.
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SsamziegangSerenadeMelodyHarmony
Sun Aug 04 2024
Temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius are required to overcome the repulsion between the positively charged nuclei of these isotopes.
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BlockchainBrawler
Sun Aug 04 2024
Additionally, intense pressure is essential to facilitate the close proximity of the nuclei, enabling the fusion reaction to occur.
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MysticMoon
Sun Aug 04 2024
However, merely achieving these conditions is insufficient; the plasma must also be adequately confined.
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SakuraBloom
Sat Aug 03 2024
Plasma confinement is crucial to maintaining the fusion reaction for a sufficient duration to generate a net power gain.
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