Guest essay by Eric Worrall Building an energy producing nuclear fusion reactor remains elusive, but some companies are re-considering an old idea – combining nuclear fusion with nuclear fission in a single reactor, to overcome the disadvantages of both. Fusion-fission hybrids: nuclear shortcut or pipe dream? While nuclear fusion’s key milestones remain elusive, could fusion-fission…

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August 9, 2017 at 02:24AM