Most countries are betting on nuclear facilities, since they represent an energy that is clean and free of greenhouse gas emissions. His only problem was referring to security and the possibility of nuclear accidents, but that critical era has been overcome. Following this line, we present the Holy Grail of the reactors that does not produce long -lived reactive waste.
Nuclear energy: a controversial source
This has been one of the most controversial energy sources, since it has the ability to generate electricity without limits, since it is practically inexhaustible and without using fossil fuels, so it is a very attractive option in the fight against climate change and global warming. Also, its carbon footprint is very low and has no CO2 emissions.
Another advantage is that it is very cheap, although its investment in construction is usually high. But it has a problem associated with security, this because in the case of a nuclear accident, long -life radioactive materials are usually released and very harmful to human health and the environment, in the long term. But now a new reactor technology has been announced that could represent the definitive adoption of this source.
A reactor technology that is considered the Holy Grail
Tokamaks are a type of experimental reactors that, at the time, were considered the most advanced to generate electricity. But now Tae Technologies, which is a company that specializes in the creation and development of fusion technology, has presented its Norm reactor prototype that is 100 times more powerful than a conventional Tokamak reactor With a similar volume of plasma.
As well as magnetic field power (which will overcome China and its expansion of 100 atomic energy reactors). This device manages an approach that is new and revolutionary in the creation and optimization of plasma that makes this process cheaper and simpler by up to 50 %. One of the greatest difficulties of nuclear fusion is that it is necessary for plasma to be stable.
While temperatures of millions of degrees must be reached. For this, TAE has developed the reversed field configuration technology (FRC). Among the advantages that it possesses are that, as the design is linear, it is easier to build requiring very simple maintenance, its plasma creates the necessary magnetic field, so you do not need external magnets being more energy efficient.
On the other hand, as these reactors need a low magnetic field inside then they use a nuclear fuel composed of boron and hydrogen (P-B11) that is more sustainable and clean, It does not generate long -life radioactive waste and with a lower level of radiationcompared to those generated by conventional plants, nor do they produce high energy neutrons.
Why does this technology have a chance to consolidate?
FRC -based reactors are considered one of the best to achieve an energy transition in a safe and clean way, since they do not produce waste of very high radioactivity or long life, also, during the electricity generation process, they do not emit greenhouse gases and produce energy constantly and uninterruptedly, regardless of the weather or geographical location.
In short, FRC technology in the reactors is the Holy Grail of these teams (and it would be the great solution to the paradox of Spain), since it would be in the ability to supply 100 times more energy than conventional tokamaks and the waste it would produce are of short life and reduced radiation. In addition, they can produce constant and uninterrupted energy for many years.
