Electricity Technologies #Introduction
Will Fusion Power ever work?
Nuclear Fusion is often presented as the Holy Grail of electricity production. This website shows why building a fusion power plant is very difficult to achieve and may never become a reality.
Immense Challenges for Nuclear Fusion Reactors
The many immense challenges for tokamak fusion power plants using deuterium-tritium fuel are presented. Some of the problems discussed for commercial fusion may be insurmountable.
Essentials of Nuclear Physics
A basic knowledge of nuclear physics is required to properly understand the issues related to the generation of electricity from nuclear reactions.
Essentials of Plasma Physics
Understanding the technology of controlled fusion requires some knowledge of the plasma physics involved.
Nuclear Fusion and Nuclear Fission
Two possibilities for nuclear power generation exist: fission, and fusion. Features of the two methods are compared showing exaggerations in the advantages claimed by fusion advocates.