1. Fusion Energy

2. What is Fusion energy?
• Fusion is the combination
of two atomic nuclei to
release a massive amount
of energy.
• Fusion energy is
traditionally done by the
combination of Deuterium
and tritium, two isotopes of
hydrogen.

3. Theoretical Fusion reactor

4. Negatives of Fusion Power
• Fusion Energy has been attempted since the 1950’s
with no success so far.
• Total cost to the U.S. government alone has been 20
billion dollars on research.
• Like any nuclear energy, produces radioactive
waste.

5. Fusion energy compared to
fossil fuels
• Fusion power is a clean
way to produce energy,
unlike fossil fuels that
produce carbon dioxide
and nitrogen dioxide

6. Fusion Vs Fission
=

7. Bibliography
• United States of America. Fusion Energy. , 2000.
Web. 14 Nov 2010.
• Folger, Tim. "The Long Winding Road to Fusion."
Discover. October 2010: 72-8. Print.
Pictures in Order
• "Nuclear Fusion: status and recent advances."
scienceknowledge.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov 2010.
• "Fusion Energy." 83science.com. N.p., 9/20/2010.
Web. 14 Nov 2010.

8. Bibliography continued
• "economics." gurumia.com. N.p., 11-15-2010. Web.
14 Nov 2010.
• "Next-Gen Nuclear Fuel Cleans Up Radioactive
Waste." greenopolis.com. N.p., 2010. Web. 14 Nov
2010.
• Bloom, Matt. "The Promise of Fusion."
readmattbloom.com. 2010. Web. 14 Nov 2010.
• "Atomic Bomb and Hydrogen Bomb."
inventors.about.com/od/nstartinventions/a/Nuclear_
Fission.htm. N.p., 2010. Web. 14 Nov 2010.