nuclear power
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Nuclear Power. Fusion. http://www.plasma.inpe.br/LAP_Portal/LAP_Site/Text/Fusion_Reactions.htm. slide taken from ppt presentation “ Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth ” by General Atomics, San Diego CA. gas particles plasma particles. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Nuclear Power
Fusion
http://www.plasma.inpe.br/LAP_Portal/LAP_Site/Text/Fusion_Reactions.htm
slide taken from ppt presentation “Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth” by General Atomics, San Diego CA
gas particles plasma particles
slides taken from ppt presentation “Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth” by General Atomics, San Diego CA
Tokamak reactor
http://www.plasma.inpe.br/LAP_Portal/LAP_Site/Text/Tokamak_Development.htm
slide taken from ppt presentation “Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth” by General Atomics, San Diego CA
slide taken from ppt presentation “Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth” by General Atomics, San Diego CA
plasma
1. Ohmic heating
2. Neutral-beam injection
3. Radio-frequency heating
http://www.pppl.gov/fusion_basics/pages/plasma_heating_pict.html
Power generation
http://www.pppl.gov/fusion_basics/pages/fusion_power_plant.html
The fission chain reaction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_chain_reaction
Nuclear fission plant
http://www.nucleartourist.com/
Fuel / Control Rod Assembly
http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/products/detail/core_and_fuel.html
Fission Reactor Schematic
http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/fission_power/fission_power.html
slide taken from ppt presentation “Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth” by General Atomics, San Diego CA
Sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_chain_reaction • http://www.nucleartourist.com/ • http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/fission_power/fission_power.html • http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/products/detail/core_and_fuel.html
• http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=59&l=&c3• http://www.plasma.inpe.br/LAP_Portal/LAP_Site/Text/Tokamak_Development.htm
• http://www.pppl.gov/fusion_basics/pages/plasma_heating_pict.html• “Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth,” General Atomics, San Diego CA
Fusion applet
http://w3.pppl.gov/~dstotler/SSFD/
Hold two variables constant and adjust the third to get a feel for its importance.
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