The fairy tale of nuclear fusion /

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Author / Creator:Reinders, L. J., author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Description:1 online resource (628 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12613279
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ISBN:9783030643447
3030643441
9783030643430
3030643433
9783030643454
303064345X
9783030643461
3030643468
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 10, 2021).
Summary:This carefully researched book presents facts and arguments showing, beyond a doubt, that nuclear fusion power will not be technically feasible in time to satisfy the world's urgent need for climate-neutral energy. The author describes the 70-year history of nuclear fusion; the vain attempts to construct an energy-generating nuclear fusion power reactor, and shows that even in the most optimistic scenario nuclear fusion, in spite of the claims of its proponents, will not be able to make a sizable contribution to the energy mix in this century, whatever the outcome of ITER. This implies that fusion power will not be a factor in combating climate change, and that the race to save the climate with carbon-free energy will have been won or lost long before the first nuclear fusion power station comes on line. Aimed at the general public as well as those whose decisions directly affect energy policy, this book will be a valuable resource for informing future debates.
Other form:Print version: Reinders, L. J. The Fairy Tale of Nuclear Fusion Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 9783030643430
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-64344-7

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