The Future Is Bright with Fusion

Nuclear power plants use heat created by nuclear reactions to heat water and create steam which turn turbines to produce power.

For years, many scientists, environmentalists, and energy experts have been studying how human’s creation and use of energy has impacted our environment. These experts have discovered some troubling facts. Most of our country’s energy is created from burning fossil fuels that pollute our atmosphere, contribute to global warming, and thus threaten the future of our planet. But there’s a safe and effective solution to this problem: nuclear power. Nuclear power should be used more in the United States to create clean power that doesn’t pollute our environment, in order to help combat climate change.

Presently, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are being studied, and even used in some countries as a power generator. The enormous energy produced by nuclear fission and fusion could light up a big city for a hundred years or more and we do not have to worry about it polluting our environment because nuclear energy is a green energy. Moreover, in a long term, the cost to generate power using nuclear is far less than the cost of generating power using fossil fuel.

Lecture 2 talks about nuclear energy and weapons and their impact on society. Overconfidence and too much optimism inhibit clear thinking and allow an avoidance in realizing the negative consequences and unpleasant ideas in the world. Also vital to understand is the concept that science and reality are not identical. Science describes reality, whereas our ideas reality are biased albeit unique. The fusion bomb, first created in 1952, is equal to 10 to 50 megatons of dynamite. It is 500 to 2500 times more powerful than the earlier created fission bomb. The fission bomb, as well as nuclear power plants, split large atoms into smaller atoms in order to create energy. The fusion bomb creates its larger energy by doing the reverse process. The

The prospect of nuclear fusion is presented by numerous, I included, to be the ultimate answer to the human race’s energy crisis. The very idea of nearly infinite energy with no long-term waste product, especially one that causes harm, will spark a major turning point in human civilization. Nonetheless, even though we can see nuclear fusion in action throughout the universe in the cores of stars and in our miniature mechanical versions of these, we still have yet to break even on the energy front. Some people, when faced with this ongoing problem for the technology, suggest other forms of power generation that we know already work. Hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and wind power all show promise as sources of massive power generation. Yet

Throughout history, the source of energy that powers the world has advanced alongside technology. The power on which civilization thrives has to be in accordance to the demand at which it is required. As technology evolves, objects from which energy can be extracted can expanded exponentially. In the status quo, the United States is trying to limit the greenhouse gas emissions instead of just switching power sources which is the wrong direction they should be going in. [Thesis] Instead of wasting their time and money investing in burning coal as their main source of power, countries and their governments need to assist in the transition to a more cost effective and efficient form of energy in the form of nuclear energy.

John Paul Jones states, “It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.” The controversy regarding the utilization of nuclear energy focuses upon the assessment of whether the hazards involved are worth the potential benefits. Throughout the progression of mankind, advancements in energy and power production have consistently transformed all lifestyles. Such advancements have, in addition, provided extensive information pertaining to the sciences. Regrettably, resources scarcely exist, and destruction of the planet is inevitable. Innovations for power source fabrication, ones that prove to be renewable, are not optional projects. Such requirements are demanded on every continent. Despite

Nuclear power plants work by turning water into steam. This steam then turns the turbine generators which produce the electricity. This works much like a fossil fuel way of

When I began to dive deep into the world of quantum mechanics I began to understand the world a whole lot better. Spooky action at a distance to wave particle duality and above all Einstein's Theory of Relativity were the constructs to my early days. Not long after i began my research i started learning about the advancements in to science behind nuclear fusion. In October 2016 a new type of nuclear fusion reactor was completed. It took over 19 years to build with a budget of just over one billion dollars. Its completion was a huge step toward one of humanity's biggest pursuits; unlimited energy. The implementation of fusion energy into our daily lives will create a world that would be much different than the world we live in

As our worlds most relied upon source of energy, fossil fuel, continues to deplete we are continuing to make advances in technology that can provide us with renewable energy; energy that is obtained from natural resources i.e. wind, solar, water, and can be constantly replenished. Whilst we already have some forms of renewable energy available in the form of wind farms and solar panels for example, there are a lot of obstacle that need to be overcome before they can be completely relied upon and for now it is unlikely that we are going to be able to render our fossil fuels obsolete just yet. The last innovation in terms of renewable energy comes in the form of nuclear fusion. Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin have made claims

Millions of people displaced, starving, and fighting each other to survive. This is the future of humanity in a world ravaged by climate change’s effects. This problem is so large in scale that even prevalent technologies, such as solar and wind energy, will be unable to save us from natural disasters, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels. Arguably, the only possible solution to the largest problem facing humanity is nuclear fusion. Able to provide limitless energy to the world’s population without emitting radioactive or greenhouse gases, fusion may be our glimmer of hope in a future of ecological crisis.

Central Idea: Nuclear energy only contributes a small amount to the world’s electricity yet it has hazards and dangers that far out-way its benefits. There are many other alternative power producing sources that can produce energy more efficiently and more safely than nuclear power plants can.

Today I am writing you a report analysing the viability of the use of Nuclear Fusion as a energy source in your community. I will analyse the feasibility of this kind of nuclear power in your community by firstly explaining what nuclear fusion is and how it works. I will then use calculations to estimate how this new energy produced could compare to the amount of energy used by the city currently.

Nuclear fusion is the combination of two light nuclei to form a heavier one. However, controlling a nuclear fusion reaction has proven to be difficult. State three critical requirements which must be meet in order to achieve controlled fusion.

America relies heavily on foreign sources for the energy to run the country. The issue has received much media attention due to the political and economic implications it will have in the near future. This problem could at least be partially solved by using technology that already exists, rather than relying heavily on ones that have yet to come to fruition. America’s energy woes – specifically its reliance on fossil fuels – can be solved by reviving nuclear energy with the use of politics to tackle perceived dangers, technological advancements to make them more feasible, and public outreach to promote acceptance.