Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Fusion -- Heating the Core
October 07, 2019
October 07, 2019
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
In a recent study, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory performed experiments in a prototype fusion reactor materials testing facility to develop a method that uses microwaves to raise the plasma's temperature closer to the extreme values reached in a fusion energy reactor's exhaust system.
The test platform, known as Proto-MPEX (precu . . .
In a recent study, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory performed experiments in a prototype fusion reactor materials testing facility to develop a method that uses microwaves to raise the plasma's temperature closer to the extreme values reached in a fusion energy reactor's exhaust system.
The test platform, known as Proto-MPEX (precu . . .