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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.
Makoto Okamoto, Kenji Okuno
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 28 | Number 3 | October 1995 | Pages 460-469
Plenary Session | Proceedings of the Fifth Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications Belgirate, Italy May 28-June 3, 1995 | doi.org/10.13182/FST28-460
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The research and development on tritium technology and studies on tritium science in Japan have been conducted in the national institutes (JAERI, NIRS and others), the universities, and industries. In fusion fuel technology, the technological R&D of tritium processing and handling has been carried out by TPL of JAERI, including collaboration with TSTA (DOE/LANL) and basic and innovative research is conducted by the universities. Since the last meeting at Albuquerque there are many accomplishments in the above reearches which will be summarized here with some results.
