Post by Bob on Sept 9, 2011 8:23:11 GMT 1
The UK has formally joined forces with a US laser lab in a bid to develop clean energy from nuclear fusion.
Unlike fission plants, the process uses lasers to compress atomic nuclei until they join, releasing energy.
The National Ignition Facility (Nif) in the US is drawing closer to producing a surplus of energy from the idea.
The UK company AWE and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have now joined with Nif to help make laser fusion a viable commercial energy source
THe process produces clean enery without the nuclear waste
It was thought that it would be 50 years before the process become viable but it now appears to bo no more than a few years away,
Developing commcial plants could though take several years longer
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14842720
Unlike fission plants, the process uses lasers to compress atomic nuclei until they join, releasing energy.
The National Ignition Facility (Nif) in the US is drawing closer to producing a surplus of energy from the idea.
The UK company AWE and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have now joined with Nif to help make laser fusion a viable commercial energy source
THe process produces clean enery without the nuclear waste
It was thought that it would be 50 years before the process become viable but it now appears to bo no more than a few years away,
Developing commcial plants could though take several years longer
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14842720