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- 1. Nuclear Fusion: ASolution to the Energy Crisis? • Exploring the Future of Clean Energy • Your Name • Date
- 2. What is NuclearFusion? • Fusion is the process of combining light atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, releasing vast energy. • It powers the sun and stars.
- 3. Why Nuclear Fusion? •- Almost limitless fuel (hydrogen isotopes) • - No greenhouse gas emissions • - Minimal long-lived radioactive waste
- 4. How Does ItWork? • - Deuterium + Tritium → Helium + neutron + energy • Requires extremely high temperature (100 million °C) • Uses magnetic confinement (tokamaks) or inertial confinement
- 5. Fusion vs Fission •- Fusion: combining nuclei; cleaner and safer • - Fission: splitting nuclei; produces radioactive waste • Fusion is inherently safer (no meltdown risk)
- 6. Current Projects • -ITER (France): Largest international fusion experiment • - JET (UK): Recent record energy output • - NIF (USA): Inertial confinement breakthroughs
- 7. Key Engineering Challenges •- Plasma containment and stability • - High-energy materials • - Cost and scalability
- 8. Environmental Impact • -No CO₂ emissions • - Low radiation • - Safe fuel cycle • Could significantly reduce global carbon footprint
- 9. Future Outlook • -Commercial fusion by 2050? • - Growing private sector interest • - Potential to revolutionize global energy systems
- 10. Conclusion & Q&A •Nuclear fusion offers clean, safe, and abundant energy. • Still under development but holds massive potential. • Questions?