B A New Way to Make Fusion Reactors More Efficient

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The discussion centers on advancements in fusion reactor efficiency, specifically a new method developed by the DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory to assess wave-particle interactions that contribute to efficiency losses in tokamaks. Participants express skepticism about the current pace of fusion technology deployment and identify efficiency as a critical challenge. There is optimism that the new findings could enhance the performance of ITER, although the overall impact on fusion technology remains uncertain. The importance of utilizing existing forum resources for information is also highlighted. The conversation reflects a blend of hope and caution regarding the future of fusion energy.
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I am quite new to this site. I have been following this technology (fusion) for many years now. It never seems to be any closer to actual deployment. Do you think we are getting closer? What do you think are the major stumbling blocks? The article below I read today. My understanding is that efficiency is a key failing currently.

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has devised a method of determining how much interaction between waves and particles contributes to the efficiency loss in tokamaks.

https://www.nowscience.co.uk/single-post/2019/01/21/Scientists-Find-a-New-Way-to-Make-Fusion-Reactors-More-Efficient
 
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The topic has been discussed here quite a bit. I suggest a forum search
 
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Scientists were confident ITER will produce a net energy output even before this work - it can only make it better. We'll see how much. In the most likely case we get something that reduces losses a bit in some cases. Nice, but doesn't change the overall picture.
 
phinds said:
The topic has been discussed here quite a bit. I suggest a forum search

Yes I probably should have. However I had just joined and wanted to dive straight in. Thank you for the reply.
 
NoLifeLine said:
Yes I probably should have. However I had just joined and wanted to dive straight in. Thank you for the reply.
Doing a forum search IS diving straight in. It is the first thing you should always do when you have a question that likely has already been discussed (and that's JUST about everything, given how extensive PF is)
 

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