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What happens in a fusion reactor if the plasma touched the sides of the container?
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∙ 12y ago
The energy used to allow nuclear fusion to happen would be transferred to the surroundings through the metal container because it is a conductor therefore the plasma would cool down and the reaction wouldn't be able to carry on.
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What do scientist hope to achieve with the research on the Tokamak Fusion Reactor?
What is the Tokamak Fusion Reactor?
How much does a fusion reactor cost?
Nobody knows- they have not yet built a fully working fusion reactor.
What are the main advantage of a fusion reactor compared to a fission reactor?
It doesn't produce radioactive byproducts.
Which of the following devices is still in the experimental stages?
fusion reactor
What are the three main advantages of a fusion reactor compared to a fission reactor?
Nuclear fusion reactors do not exist yet as we don't know how to build them. All nuclear reactors are nuclear fission reactors.
Which of planets is an immense fusion reactor in space?
None of the planets is a fusion reactor. The sun is a fusion reactor but it is not a planet.
How a fusion reactor would be similar to a fission reactor?
explain how a fusion reactor would be similar to a fission reaction
What do scientist hope to achieve with the research on the Tokamak Fusion Reactor?
What is the Tokamak Fusion Reactor?
How much does a fusion reactor cost?
Nobody knows- they have not yet built a fully working fusion reactor.
What would be the source of fuel required by a fusion reactor?
Deutrium and tritium are needed as fuel in fusion reactor.
Is a fusion reactor a time machine?
No
Is fusion controllable as fission is reactor?
no
How does nuclear fusion spin a turbine?
It can't as nobody has figured out how to make a fusion reactor.
What is better solar energy fission reactor or fusion reactor?
solar is a billion times better.
What are the main advantage of a fusion reactor compared to a fission reactor?
It doesn't produce radioactive byproducts.
What are the technical problems related to nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion requires very high temperatures and immense pressures to start and continue. The problems with a nuclear fusion reactor would be:- 1) the high temperatures would melt the container: therefore, the reaction would have to be stored in a vacuum suspended by a magnetic field and the reactor would have to be continually cooled. 2) nuclear fusion occurs naturally in stars such as our sun: unless the fusion reaction was limited in size in some way, it would be likely that our planet is vapourised by the reaction.
Where does nuclear fusion occur in a nuclear plant?
No place, we have not yet determined how to make a fusion reactor. Only fusion bombs.
