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Short introduction to fusion energy and ITER. Søren Bang Korsholm Senior Scientist , Industrial Liaison officer 13.01.2011. Potential of fusion. 250 kg of deuterium and tritium = 2.700.000.000 kg coal Abundant and easily assessable resources No CO 2 release Inherently safe
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Short introduction to fusion energy and ITER Søren Bang Korsholm Senior Scientist, Industrial Liaison officer 13.01.2011
Potential of fusion • 250 kg of deuterium and tritium = 2.700.000.000 kg coal • Abundant and easily assessable resources • No CO2release • Inherentlysafe • Nolong-livedradioactivewaste
How do weachieve fusion energy? • Heat the fuel to 200 million degrees C (15 times the temperature of the core of the Sun) • Keep the fuelfloating in a strongmagneticfield (5-10 Tesla) in a vacuumchamber of 1000 m3 • It canbe done! – It has been done
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ITER – the next step • EU is the host – deliver 45 % • 7 partners: EU, India, Japan, China, Korea, Russia and USA • ~15 billion Euros • ~10 years • First contracts in 2008 • Ready in 2019
For more information • Contactme for questionsregardingindustrialinvolvement in ITER: Søren Bang Korsholm Industrial Liaison Officer for Denmark to Fusion for Energy sbko@risoe.dtu.dk +45 20 64 55 61 • http://fusion.risoe.dk • Infopages • Articles • Links • The brochures and DVDs