Publication: Inverse

UCLA Expert: Troy Carter: Professor, Physics & Astronomy; Director of Plasma Science & Technology Institute, UCLA; Member, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: How does nuclear fusion power compare to sources like solar, wind, and geothermal? When will it be available?

UCLA News: Unlike some of these forms of power, “it can be deployed where and when you need it,” said Carter. The ingredients can be sourced around the world: There’s lots of the hydrogen isotope deuterium in seawater and freshwater, and lithium from seawater can be used to make the isotope tritium. The ingredients can be sourced around the world. “Just looking at seawater, there is enough fusion fuel to power all of humanity's needs for hundreds of thousands of years,” Carter added.

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