Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough : Ideal Source Of Low-Carbon, Low-Radiation Energy.
New discoveries are going on in the form of fuel alternatives which are environment friendly and in which more energy is also produced.
Nuclear energy is already being used as an alternative to fossil fuels, but this energy always remains a cause of crisis for the environment. But now scientists in Europe have reportedly made a major breakthrough towards achieving practical nuclear fusion.
One step closer to achieving energy from nuclear fusion
UK-based JET laboratory has broken its own record in achieving practical nuclear fusion. According to the report, nuclear fusion in the laboratory can produce 59 megajoules (11 MW) of energy in 5 seconds. This may not sound like much but it is more than twice the energy created in a test conducted in the year 1997. This breakthrough takes us one step closer to achieving energy from practical nuclear fusion.
There will be no need to use nuclear power
If humans are able to master nuclear fusion then there will be no need to use fossil fuel based energy sources and even nuclear power. Nuclear fusion energy would become an ideal source of low-carbon, low-radiation energy.
Dr. Joe Milnes, Head of Operations at the Reactor Lab, said, “Jet experiments have taken us one step closer to fusion power. We have shown that we can create a mini-star inside our machine and keep it there for five seconds.” And can achieve high performance, which really takes us to a new dimension.”
Nuclear fusion reaction takes place in the Sun
Nuclear fusion is a process of fusion of hydrogen atoms to form helium and energy. It is different from nuclear fission which involves the splitting of atoms to release energy. The process of nuclear fission is involved in bombings and nuclear power plants while nuclear fusion reactions take place in the Sun.
In how much time it is possible to get energy from nuclear fusion
Does the latest breakthrough mean that the energy from nuclear fusion can be used immediately to power our factories and vehicles? No, because stable production of such energy on a large scale can reportedly be achieved in a few decades.
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