The importance of fusion development towards a future energy source

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 66-68, Issue , 2003, Pages 3-15

  D'haeseleer, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy; ITER; Nuclear fusion

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RESOURCES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

ENERGY MARKETS;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0141830232     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(03)00388-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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