Going Nuclear
The Naked Scientists Podcast
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Nuclear Fusion Reactors - The Future of Energy
Nuclear waste produced by the nuclear industry is a very big problem. 12 thousand tons of it produced around the world every single year. What if there was a way to take this waste and actually use it as a fuel instead? Scientists think that it might be possible by building a nuclear fusion reactor nestling inside a fision reactor. This hybrid reactor would then be able to produce large numbers of extra neutrons that can be used to burn off the aced inside the reactor. Bill stacy asi said he's from the georgia institute of technology, is with us to explain how this could work.
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