Inside JET: The world's biggest nuclear fusion experiment | On Location
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Published 2020-11-18
Scientists argue that fusion could replace coal gas and nuclear fission in the energy mix alongside renewable energy, which can prove to be unreliable. If we can learn to control it, nuclear fusion could change life as we know it. But that's a big if.
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All Comments (21)
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We can se fusion in nature, therefore it can, and will be done. My grandfather was one of the engineers who started the project at JET. I have recently started my engineering education and maybe I can follow to play my small part in solving the worlds greatest problem. Much respect to these men and women of science who dedicate their life’s so maybe one day humanity can move on to the next step of advancement.
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Amazing to imagine that just next decade we will be a decade away from another decade!
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Hmmm... well, there is always molten salt reactors.
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JET is 2.9 meters in radius while ITER is 6.8, please explain how JET is 'bigger'
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Renewables will not make fusion unnecessary due to the lack of easy ramp-up to meet demand and unsteady yield, they'll be best for stalling until we actually do figure out fusion, and then humanity will pretty much be set.
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I was going to visit JET in march but sadly corona prevented this, hope to visit one day :)
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South Korea achieved world record 20 seconds of nuclear fusion in its Kstar machine. Their goal is 300 seconds by 2025.
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Star Citizen might finish after fusion is done.
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Perhaps we should invest more into this tech. Future generations will be glad that we did :)
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Excellent presentation
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Fun fact, JET lied about its efficiency by not including 700MW of power it was tapping into. It was not 67 perceived efficient but 2 percent.
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this was good because it showed what the goal is with fusion power and then presented the obstacles.
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More of this please
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I would like to see a comparison of the benefits, disadvantages and technical hurdles for fission (uranium and thorium based) and fusion. These technologies have been around for long enough for us to do a SWOT ( Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis to look at the relative viabilities of these technologies.
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Great work, fifi x👍🏽
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Imagine you're just in there chilling, and all of a sudden you hear an alarm, the door shuts and the lights turn off
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With our energy needs constantly rising, and with the number of people doing the same, renewables have no chance to meet it all. Either fusion comes in decades or we'll most likely start building new fission reactors. The threat of a nuclear disaster will sooner or later become a minor worry compared to changing Earth climate and the disasters that will follow.
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...10 times hotter than the sun Wait did I hear that right
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And that breakthrough came yesterday!
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Awesome presentation
