Oct

4

Protecting Tokamak Interiors From Heat With Boron

October 4, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) confirmed they can drop boron powder into a tokamak fusion reactor. The research showed a powder dropper can successfully drop boron powder into high-temperature plasma within tokamaks that have parts made of a heat-resistant material known as tungsten. The scientists wanted to […]

Sep

13

Progress Reported On The Tokamak Fusion Effort

September 13, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, or KSTAR, scientists have succeeded in sustaining a plasma gas at 100 million kelvin for up to 20 seconds without experiencing significant instabilities. This result is thought to be a significant step forward in the development of a sustainable nuclear fusion reaction. The KSTAR team’s research paper has been published […]

Sep

6

The Tokamak Fusion Heating Problem May Be Solved

September 6, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory researchers demonstrated an explanation of a paradox that could apply to all spherical tokamaks, thought to be cost-effective candidates to model a fusion pilot plant. The paradox startled scientists at the U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) more than a dozen years ago. The more heat they […]

Jun

2

Alloy Found For Fusion That Resists Corrosion To 1,650° F

June 2, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Tokyo Institute of Technology, YNU and QST researchers have an answer to the problems of corrosion in liquid metal fuel breeders within fusion reactors. A high-temperature compatibility of reactor structural materials with the liquid breeder – a lining around the reactor core that absorbs and traps the high energy neutrons produced in the plasma inside […]

Feb

17

Boron Found to Boost Stellarator Fusion Performance

February 17, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory path-setting findings demonstrate for the first time using boron for confining heat in fusion stellarators. The demonstration could advance the twisty design as a blueprint for future fusion power plants. The scientists added a common household cleaning agent, the mineral boron contained in such cleaners as Borax, that vastly improved the […]

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