Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)
® the final products of
a fusion reaction weigh 0.7% less than the initial ingredients, thus
0.7% mc2 is
converted into energy: One gram of fuel yields 175,000
kW-hours of energy
Deuterium-Tritium fusion
reactions have the biggest cross section
Energy is released primarily
in the form of fast neutrons; there are various schemes
for harnessing this energy
A working test-reactor is
decades off still, but fusion power is an attractive long-term
solution to our energy needs