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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
L. J. Qiu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 787-791
Inertial Confinement Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946937
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Energy supply is a vital and, in the long run, an uncertain issue. Given the world population growth, the total energy needs may well increase enormously.
Developing a completely new source of energy such as fusion is a formidable scientific and technological challenge which spans several human generation. How do that for China as developing country?
The aim of the paper is to present the state of the magnetic confinement and fusion fission hybrid reactor project in China.