Overview
Demonstrates that nuclear fusion power will arrive too late to help alleviate our urgent climate problems
Meticulously researched and comprehensive in its coverage
Gives the "long view" of fusion research and the future potential of fusion energy
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introductory Chapters
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Front Matter
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Early Fusion Activity and The Rise of the Tokamak
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Intermezzo
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About this book
This carefully researched book presents facts and arguments showing, beyond a doubt, that nuclear fusion power will not be technically feasible in time to satisfy the world's urgent need for climate-neutral energy.
The author describes the 70-year history of nuclear fusion; the vain attempts to construct an energy-generating nuclear fusion power reactor, and shows that even in the most optimistic scenario nuclear fusion, in spite of the claims of its proponents, will not be able to make a sizable contribution to the energy mix in this century, whatever the outcome of ITER. This implies that fusion power will not be a factor in combating climate change, and that the race to save the climate with carbon-free energy will have been won or lost long before the first nuclear fusion power station comes on line.
Aimed at the general public as well as those whose decisions directly affect energy policy, this book will be a valuable resource for informing future debates.
Reviews
“A good non-fiction book is informative. A great non-fiction book also takes readers on a journey. When I got to the end of this book, I did indeed feel that this author had taken me on an amazing journey. The Fairy Tale of Nuclear Fusion, by L. J. Reinders, stands alone. No book about nuclear fusion research approaches the objective and sober examination that Reinders provides. His research, foundation, and synthesis make this book an exemplary historical resource.” (Steven B. Krivit, news.newenergytimes.net, July 11, 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
L. J. Reinders has had an active career in high-energy physics, earning a PhD from Utrecht University in 1976 and working as a post-doc at various research centres in Europe and Japan until 1988, when he switched to law and legal translation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Fairy Tale of Nuclear Fusion
Authors: L. J. Reinders
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64344-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64343-0Published: 21 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64346-1Published: 22 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-64344-7Published: 20 May 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 620
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 138 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Atmospheric Sciences, Nuclear Energy, Climate, general