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Road Map of Chinese Fusion Research and the First Chinese Fusion Reactor- CFETR

May 9, 2016September 13, 2015 by

Yuanxi Wan University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China Institute of Plasma Physics, CAS Hefei, China E-mail: wanyx@ipp.ac.cn or wanxy@ustc.edu.cn 30th April – 2nd May 2013 Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany 531st Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar on 3D versus 2D in Hot Plasmas This presentation discusses the Chinese need for fusion and other … Read moreRoad Map of Chinese Fusion Research and the First Chinese Fusion Reactor- CFETR

China spends big on nuclear fusion as French plan falls behind

May 9, 2016July 24, 2015 by

newscientist.com 23 July 2015 China’s will be bigger and better (Image: David Parker/SPL) The world’s largest nuclear fusion machine, currently being built in France, is unlikely to produce more energy than it consumes until the early 2030s, warned the UK’s head of fusion research this week. That is five years later than planned – by … Read moreChina spends big on nuclear fusion as French plan falls behind

How China hopes to solve nuclear waste issue with hybrid fusion-fission reactor at top secret facility

May 9, 2016July 17, 2015 by

South China Morning Post Stephen Chen 17 July, 2015 China’s proposed hybrid nuclear fusion-fission reactor could potentially burn nuclear waste. Photo: AFP China will build a new hybrid reactor that can burn nuclear waste via a combined fusion-fission method by 2030. This could give a potentially dramatic boost to China’s attempt to switch to more … Read moreHow China hopes to solve nuclear waste issue with hybrid fusion-fission reactor at top secret facility

Iran Working on Fusion

May 9, 2016July 3, 2015 by

Iran News Agency Tehran, May 5, IRNA – Head Iran’s Nuclear Fusion Research Center reiterated here on Tuesday that the nuclear fusion science has been made indigenous in Iran today and achieving any objective in the field is possible now. The Vice President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar … Read moreIran Working on Fusion

Iran Working on Fusion

May 9, 2016May 14, 2015 by

China completes large nuclear fusion device, says it is catching up with US

May 9, 2016April 18, 2015 by

China Daily Mail BY CHANKAIYEE2 ⋅ APRIL 18, 2015 China’s new nuclear fusion device The following is based on translations from Chinese media: Nuclear fusion is at the forefront of high technology. It will enable the human race to generate more than enough energy without using fossil fuel However, it is very difficult to control … Read moreChina completes large nuclear fusion device, says it is catching up with US

Big Government, Foundations Undermine Scientific Integrity

November 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by

By Ron Arnold Amazon’s Ron Arnold Page April 6, 2015 Democrats’ attempts to paralyze climate skeptics in academia, think tanks, and companies, using intimidating letters threatening a federal investigation into their funding connections, backfired. They opened a Pandora’s Box of questions concerning where climate alarmists get their money. Now Democrat Senators Barbara Boxer (CA), Ed … Read moreBig Government, Foundations Undermine Scientific Integrity

America’s Fusion Race With China Is Heating Up, So Why Is Washington Going Cold?

May 9, 2016February 2, 2015 by

The DBrief FEBRUARY 14, 2014 BY PATRICK TUCKER Researchers with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California recently announced a major step forward in pursuit of the so-called holy grail of energy: fusion. Fusion in this case refers to merging two atoms into a single, heavier atom. In bonding, excess energy from the atoms is … Read moreAmerica’s Fusion Race With China Is Heating Up, So Why Is Washington Going Cold?

China is going to mine the Moon for helium-3 fusion fuel

May 9, 2016January 27, 2015 by

extremetech.com By John Hewitt on January 26, 2015 China’s Chang’e lunar probe dynasty is already having a great year. The Chang’e 3 lunar lander surpassed all expectations last week to emerge from its 14th hibernation while the Chang’e 5-T1 just completed its transfer from the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point 2 into a stable orbit around the … Read moreChina is going to mine the Moon for helium-3 fusion fuel

Russia develops hybrid fusion-fission reactor, offers China role

May 9, 2016October 17, 2014 by

RT Oct.17, 2014 The view of the Kurchatov Institute National Research Center, Moscow.(RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko) / RIA Novosti Russia is developing a hybrid nuclear reactor that uses both nuclear fusion and fission, said head of leading nuclear research facility. The project is open for international collaboration, particularly from Chinese scientists. A hybrid nuclear … Read moreRussia develops hybrid fusion-fission reactor, offers China role