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Electricity Technologies
Electricity Generation
Global Warming
Glossary
Climate and Hope
About
Electricity Technologies
Electricity Generation
Global Warming
Glossary
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Fusion
Fission
Radioactivity
Neutron Activation
Radiation Damage
ITER
Fusion Power Plant
DEMO
Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Inertial Confinement Fusion
Fuels for Fusion Reactors
Carbon Intensity
Radioactive Waste
Plasma Disruptions
Mainstream Fusion
Elements
Atom
Isotopes
Half-life
Logarithmic Scale
Electronvolt
Plasma
Watt
Scale of Power Stations
Availability and Capacity Factor
Tokamak
Tokamak Components
Superconductivity
Limiters
Stellarator
JET
TFTR
NSTX-U
JT-60SA
Tore Supra
CFS
ASN
Plasma
A plasma is a highly heated state of matter where the electrons and nuclei of atoms are pulled apart and move independently.
In a Tokamak the plasma is contained in a vacuum vessel and heated to initiate the fusion reactions.