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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Hirofumi Ichiki, Toshirou Kawaguchi, Kenji Ishibashi, Nobuo Ikeda, Satoshi Fukada, Gen-ichirou Wakabayashi, Yoshiya Kawabata
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 60 | Number 3 | October 2011 | Pages 994-997
Measurement, Monitoring, and Accountancy | Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A12583
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We developed a high precision ionization chamber MALIC. It is an integral type ionization chamber which has a magnetically levitated electrode without being supported by insulation materials. Furthermore, the electric potential of that electrode can be read without physical contact, so that the contact noise does not occur. With MALIC, we attempted to measure the radiation dose from tritium vapor of a room air in an accelerator facility.