2007-05-17 10:33:58 · 5 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
yes, just last year expriments showed that profitable fusion will be accomplished in the next 20 years.
2007-05-18 11:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by ghakh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
will the " would be "nuclear fusion reactor in France ever work to be efficient ,sufficiently? Its French!
2007-05-17 10:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It may turn out to be slightly energy neutral, but it's still 50 or more years from being a practical source of commerical power... Or perhaps never, as the same thing might have been said 50 years ago.
2007-05-17 13:32:10 · answer #3 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its doubtful. fusion takes an enormous amount of energy to produce as opposed to fission which takes a very small amount to produce (to the order of a chain reaction can be started from a single .003 eV neutron)
2007-05-17 10:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by somethin_fierce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not in its present form. But it is mostly a research tool to try to figure out how to build one that works better.
2007-05-17 10:37:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋