How much energy will the ITER produce?

ITER will produce about 500 MW of fusion power in nominal operation, for pulses of 400 seconds and longer. Typical plasma heating levels duriung the pulse are expected to be about 50 MW, so power amplification (Q) is 10. Thus during the pulse the ITER plasma will create more energy than it consumes.

How much energy does a fusion reactor use?

Each D-T fusion event releases 17.6 MeV (2.8 x 10-12 joule, compared with 200 MeV for a U-235 fission and 3-4 MeV for D-D fusion). On a mass basis, the D-T fusion reaction releases over four times as much energy as uranium fission.

How many volts does a fusion reactor produce?

17.6 million electron volts
The process, which requires temperatures of approximately 39 million degrees Celsius, produces 17.6 million electron volts of energy.

What is the greatest amount of energy output produced by any fusion reactor on Earth?

Researchers have overcome many of the scientific hurdles in fusion – developing a good understanding of how to control and confine the hot plasma of fuels. JET has produced a world record 16 megawatts of fusion power using deuterium and tritium fuel, around 70\% of the heating power put into the plasma itself.

How big will the ITER be?

830 cubic metres. The ITER Tokamak will be the largest ever built, with a plasma volume of 830 cubic metres. The maximum plasma volume in tokamaks operating today is 100 cubic metres—reached in both Europe’s JET and Japan’s JT-60.

How big is the ITER fusion reactor?

Weighing 23 000 tonnes and standing at nearly 30 metres tall, ITER will be an impressive sight to behold. This nuclear fusion reactor will sit at the heart of a 180-hectare site, together with auxiliary housing and equipment.

Does fusion have more power per gram?

First, fusion reactions are more efficient, releasing 3 to 4 times more energy than fission per gram of fuel. Furthermore, unlike fission reactions that require heavy elements like uranium that are difficult to obtain, fusion requires light elements that are abundant in nature.

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