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Deuterium–tritium fusion - Wikipedia Deuterium–tritium fusion (D-T fusion) is a type of nuclear fusion in which one deuterium (2 H) nucleus (deuteron) fuses with one tritium (3 H) nucleus (triton), giving one helium-4 nucleus, one free neutron, and 17 6 MeV of total energy coming from both the neutron and helium
DOE Explains. . . Deuterium-Tritium Fusion Fuel | Department of Energy This fuel reaches fusion conditions at lower temperatures than other elements and releases more energy than other fusion reactions Future commercially feasible fusion plants would need a robust supply chain for both hydrogen isotopes
Plasma Control Laboratory - Lehigh University The energy released by each DT fusion reaction is 17 6 MeV, which are carried as kinetic energy by the alpha particle (3 5 MeV or 1 5 of the total energy release) and the neutron (14 1 MeV or 4 5 of the total energy release)
Physics of Nuclear Fusion Fusion is CO 2 neutral It would yield only a small quantity of high level radio active waste There is no risk of uncontrolled energy release The fuel is available in all locations of the earth Fusion is of interest especially for those regions that do not have access to other natural resources
Basic fusion physics | IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency The temperature must be hot enough to allow the ions of deuterium and tritium to have enough kinetic energy to overcome the Coulomb barrier and fuse together The ions must be confined with a high ion density to achieve a suitable fusion reaction rate
Nuclear Fusion Reactions In a magnetic confinement device, the alpha particles generated by D-T fusion reactions are confined by the magnetic field that permeates the plasma, and subsequently slow down and heat the deuterium and tritium nucleii, thereby, maintaining the nuclear fusion reactions
Nuclear Fusion - HyperPhysics For potential nuclear energy sources for the Earth, the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction contained by some kind of magnetic confinement seems the most likely path However, for the fueling of the stars, other fusion reactions will dominate
Microsoft Word - lf99-12188_final-ICOPS_Paper__Draft_12_-1. doc In recent years the methodology proposed for conversion of light elements into energy via fusion has made steady progress Scientific studies and engineering efforts in advanced fusion systems designs have introduced some new concepts with unique aspects including consideration of Aneutronic fuels
First Measurements of Deuterium-Tritium and Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion . . . In direct-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) ignition designs, a cryogenic deuterium-tritium (DT) shell sur-rounding a vapor and encased in a thin-CH or thin-CD ablator (<10 μm) is symmetrically heated with nominally identical laser beams