Nuclear fusion: Why expectations are too • Table.Briefings

Blick ins Innere des JET-Reaktors in Culham, Großbritannien. Hier befindet sich während des Betriebs das Fusionsplasma, aus dem der Fusionsreaktor seine Energie bezieht. — View inside the JET reactor in Culham, UK. During operation, the fusion plasma from which the fusion reactor draws its energy is located here.

A TAB study sheds light on the challenges that still need to be overcome on the way to a fusion power plant. It is questionable whether nuclear fusion will still fit into our energy system in the second half of the century.

The Office of Technology Assessment of the German Bundestag (TAB) has examined the potential and challenges of nuclear fusion in a recent study. The result: fusion power plants can only be expected in the second half of the century. Whether they will then be able to make a significant contribution to electricity generation is questionable, the authors write.

Nuclear fusion: Why expectations are too high

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