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I was hoping someone could help clear up a few things about fusion for me.
I've read that fission produces around 1,000,000 times more energy than any chemical recation and that fusion produces 3 to 4 times more energy than fission. I can only find 'estimated' numbers like these, but is there an actual comparison anywhere that says "A certain amount of oil gives X energy, the same mass used for fission gives Y and for fusion gives Z"?
Also, I read that when using a tokamak reactor it isn't possible to start a sustained fusion chain reaction, making it much safer than fission. Is this true?
I thought these questions would be simple enough to find the answer for but I can't find anything!
I've read that fission produces around 1,000,000 times more energy than any chemical recation and that fusion produces 3 to 4 times more energy than fission. I can only find 'estimated' numbers like these, but is there an actual comparison anywhere that says "A certain amount of oil gives X energy, the same mass used for fission gives Y and for fusion gives Z"?
Also, I read that when using a tokamak reactor it isn't possible to start a sustained fusion chain reaction, making it much safer than fission. Is this true?
I thought these questions would be simple enough to find the answer for but I can't find anything!