Energy for future centuries: Will fusion be an inexhaustible, safe and clean energy source ?

Fusion Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2 T, 2000, Pages 3-15

  Ongena, J ^a,b   Van Oost, G ^a,c  

^a ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^b NFSR   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUSION REACTORS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

MAGNETIC FUSION ENERGY; POWER CONSUMPTION; WORLD ENERGY DEMAND;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0034159582     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst00-a11963194     Document Type: Article

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