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Nuclear fusion

Nuclear fusion

Fusion energy: the agony, the ecstasy and alternatives

07 Nov 1997

Most fusion research reactors confine the nuclear fuel using magnetic fields. John Perkins argues that we should not forget alternative methods, and calls for a diversified world fusion programme.

Fusion – the release of nuclear binding energy from light nuclei and its practical exploitatio

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