What is a Nuclear FUSION Power Reactor?
Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion is the holy grail or those who seek inexhaustible clean energy for the world. Nuclear fusion occurs when the nuclei of light elements such as hydrogen are fused together. The result is a heavier nucleus and the release of energy — just as the fission of heavy elements releases energy. Two nuclei of hydrogen isotopes fused together produce a helium nucleus plus a high energy neutron. The neutron carries away the fusion energy released. This is the source of energy in the hydrogen bomb when fusion of hydrogen takes place in an uncontrolled manner. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is this countrys only major research effort and demonstration facility for controlled nuclear fusion. NIF uses the worlds largest lasers to squeeze small pellets of hydrogen and force the hydrogen nuclei to fuse into helium nuclei and release energy in a controlled manner. There is a international project being built in France tha
