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South Korea Makes Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Research: Paving the Way for an "Artificial Sun"

South Korea has achieved a significant milestone in the quest for clean energy, successfully running an "artificial sun" for a record-breaking period. This breakthrough in nuclear fusion research brings us closer to replicating the process that powers stars and holds immense potential for a clean and sustainable energy future.

What is Nuclear Fusion and Why is it Called an "Artificial Sun?"

Nuclear fusion is the process by which atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing a tremendous amount of energy. This is the same reaction that powers the sun and other stars. Scientists and engineers have been working for decades to replicate this process on Earth in order to harness its potential as a clean energy source.

The term "artificial sun" is used because a fusion reactor replicates the conditions within a star, where immense heat and pressure cause atomic nuclei to fuse. While not literally a miniature sun, these reactors aim to achieve similar energy production through controlled nuclear fusion.

South Korea's Record-Breaking Achievement

South Korea's Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) reactor recently achieved a sustained plasma temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for a record-breaking 48 seconds. This scorching temperature is critical for initiating and maintaining nuclear fusion reactions.

A Promising Step Towards Clean Energy

This breakthrough is a significant step forward in the development of nuclear fusion as a viable energy source. While challenges remain in achieving sustained fusion reactions and building commercially viable reactors, South Korea's success demonstrates significant progress in this field.

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An in-depth article discussing the pros and cons of nuclear fission, covering both the advantages and disadvantages of this powerful yet controversial energy source. read the full article: https://bit.ly/3Y2qBRc #nuclearfission #energy #greenhousegases #sustainability #nuclearpower read more: pros and cons of nuclear fission

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Nuclear power eliminated from European Commission's text on funding rules, amid heated disagreements between Europe's nations.

European commissioners are at odds with each other over including nuclearpower in new funding rules aimed at boosting green industries in the EUjust 48 hours before the legislation is due to be announced. Nuclearfission was included as a “strategic net zero industry” in an earlydraft of the law, meaning atomic power plants could be in line forfast-tracked permitting, preference in public…

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Zheleznogorsk’s Coat of Arms is this badass bear performing nuclear fission by tearing an atom apart, I mean, someone’s gotta do it! I would like to call this guy Zheleznogorsk’s fission bear (Ursus atomus)

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Uranium and Science of Producing Energy using Nuclear Fission

Uranium, a silvery-white metal, was discovered and identified in 1789 by a German chemist, Martin H. Klaproth. This important element is used as fuel in nuclear reactors to generate electricity. It has the atomic number 92, and its atomic symbol is U. Discovery of Nuclear Fission It was in the early 1930s, that scientists discovered that the atom is made up of proton and neutron particles, in addition to electrons. In 1938, two German scientists, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman and physicist Lise Meitner of Austria, discovered that they could split the nucleus of a uranium atom by bombarding it with neutrons. This is called fission. As the uranium nucleus split, some of its mass was converted to heat energy. The next step was in 1942, when Enrico Fermi of Italy, noticed that the fission of one uranium atom gave off more neutrons which could in turn split other uranium atoms, starting a chain reaction. This meant that enormous amounts of energy could be produced by this process of nuclear fission. Otto Hahn and Enrico Fermi both won Nobel prizes for their work. Nuclear Chain Reactions Nuclear chain reactions are one of the modern applications of the fission process. The neutrons that are released during fission produce additional fission in at least one other nucleus. This in turn produces more neutrons which again trigger more fission- and thus more neutrons- to set a chain reaction into motion. Read the full article

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In nuclear power plants, radioactive uranium is split in a process called nuclear fission. When the atoms are split, heat is generated, and that heat then vaporizes water into steam that turns electricity-generating turbines.

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This article is about the effects of nuclear war if Russia and US start nuclear war

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#Contest The correct answer for #NuclearFission is Split of atom into smaller atoms. Congratulations to the winner.

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The Science Behind the First Nuclear Chain Reaction, Which Ushered in the Atomic Age 75 Years Ago - Artemis Spyrou and Wolfgang Mittig. 

The Science Behind the First Nuclear Chain Reaction, Which Ushered in the Atomic Age 75 Years Ago – Artemis Spyrou and Wolfgang Mittig. 

That fateful discovery helped give us nuclear power reactors and the atomic bomb. 

Over Christmas vacation in 1938, physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch received puzzling scientific news in a private letter from nuclear chemist Otto Hahn. When bombarding uranium with neutrons, Hahn had made some surprising observations that went against everything known at the time about the dense cores of…

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#Future #Space #Tech: demonstration proves #NuclearFission can provide exploration #power ► https://ift.tt/2HNRL50 via @NASA

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DreamWorks presents: How to Train your Neural Net by nuclearfission https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/79f5ew/dreamworks_presents_how_to_train_your_neural_net/?utm_source=ifttt