• DocumentCode
    892523
  • Title

    Why fusion? A discussion of energy alternatives

  • Author

    Schultz, K.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Energy Group, General Atomics, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    This paper examines the scientific and practical reasons why the energy development programs of virtually all of the developed countries continue to pursue the development of fusion energy despite the many challenges that they have to face. If it can be successfully developed, fusion offers an attractive, sustainable, environmentally benign, and economic source of energy.
  • Keywords
    energy resources; fission reactors; energy alternatives; energy development programs; fusion energy; Earth; Fossil fuels; Fusion reactor design; Fusion reactors; Geothermal energy; Petroleum; Planets; Production; Solar energy; Sun;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Control Systems, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1066-033X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCS.2006.1615271
  • Filename
    1615271
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=892523