Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid

by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Physics and Astronomy, et al.

Fusion energy offers the prospect of addressing the nation's energy needs and contributing to the transition to a low-carbon emission electrical generation infrastructure. Technology and research results from U.S. investments in the major fusion burning plasma experiment known as ITER, coupled with a strong foundation of research funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), position the United States to begin planning for its first fusion pilot plant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309685389
• ISBN13: 9780309685382
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 124 Pages