Energy Of The Future: Nuclear Fusion Research - EFDA-JET Fusion 2100

High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BZqiuvWfU&fmt=18 The video "Energy of the Future - Fusion 2100" by the Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics on behalf of the European Fusion Development Agreement-Joint European Torus (EFDA-JET): http://www.jet.efda.org/ How will a fusion power plant work? At what stage is fusion research today? The film gives an entertaining and informative nine-minutes account in which a school class in 2100 reenacts the development of fusion energy. EFDA-JET - the world's largest nuclear fusion research facility! JET's unique features allow us to explore the unknown; to investigate fusion's potential as a safe, clean, and virtually limitless energy source for future generations. Situated at Culham in the UK, the Joint European Torus is run as a collaboration between all European fusion organisations and with the participation of scientists from around the globe. JET, the Joint European Torus, is situated at the Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, UK. It is collectively used by EURATOM Associations from more than 20 European countries. The JET device is currently the world's largest Tokamak. The JET facilities include plasma heating systems capable of delivering up to 30 MW of power, an Active Gas Handling System and a Beryllium Handling Facility providing JET with a unique Tritium and Beryllium capability, respectively. Over the next few years JET's technical capabilities will be significantly enhanced in order to optimally support ITER's final detail design and in preparation for exploiting ITER. The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) was established to provide a framework for magnetic confinement controlled thermonuclear fusion research and development within the European Union. Fusion Basics: Nuclear reactions are capable of releasing huge quantities of energy. Such reactions can be achieved either by the nuclear fission (splitting) of elements of high atomic number or by the nuclear fusion (joining) of elements with low atomic number. In astrophysics, fusion reactions power the stars and produce all but the lightest elements. The most efficient reaction to utilise fusion o earth is the DT fusion reaction in which nuclei of the two Hydrogen isotopes Deuterium (D) and Tritium (T) are forced together to overcome the rejection due to their electric charge and to allow them to fuse due to the strong nuclear binding force between them. The product of this reaction is a Helium nucleus and a neutron, both with very high kinetic energy. To achieve the temperatures, densities and confinement times required to provoke sufficient fusion reactions, various magnetic confinement devices have been designed and researched. Among these the tokamak is the most highly developed. http://www.jet.efda.org/ .

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YouTube | January 10, 2009

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