Archives
Archives
- 1. Kinetics of First Order Phase Transformation in Se75Te19In6 Glass for Phase Change Memory
- 2. Influence of Thermal Annealing on Se75Te22Cd3 Thin Film for Optical Data Storage
- 3. Photovoltaic Cells: Present Scenario and Future Prospects
- 4. Hybrid Electricity Generation from Solar PV, Speed Breaker and Traffic Sound for Automatic Street Light
- 5. Calcium Copper Titanate CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO): A Substantial Substitute for Energy Storage Applications
- 6. Perovskite Materials: Future Prospects for Energy Storage Applications
Factors Affecting the Pace of Development Of Source of Nuclear Fusion Energy
The fuel for a fusion reactor is heavy hydrogen and helium that is found in abundance in the seawater. It has been estimated that the heavy hydrogen (deuterium) obtainable from the sea water will give the fusion energy which will suffice for the whole world for the next ten thousand years. An intense effort is underway to develop the use of fusion energy as a virtually inexhaustible energy resource. The primary perceived use of fusion is for the commercial production of electricity. There are other potential uses, however for example, fusion can be used the production of fissile material or for the production of synthetic fuels. The principal factors affecting the pace of world fusion development are costs, technical progress and management. Costs are of two types: the inherent costs of the research and development and the money that governments are willing to make available. Technical progress can accelerate the pace if it is “positive” but can slow pace if results are “negative”. Management affects pace by the nature of national or regional decisions but also through cooperative international agreements.
- Mohammad Imran Aziz *