Welcome to The Promise of Fusion!
This page is inspired by the work of Matt’s lifelong friend Josh King. Josh holds a Master’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of California in Berkeley and is currently conducting research on nuclear fusion at the DIII-D lab in San Diego, California, in pursuit of his PhD.
The purpose of this page is to educate visitors to readmattbloom.com on the vast potential of nuclear fusion to revolutionize energy consumption worldwide, and to promote its research and development. Visit this page for periodic updates, from Josh and from other sources, on the progress (or lack thereof) of current fusion research, as well as to find links to informative sites.
If you do not currently know much about nuclear fusion, you will. If you are not yet motivated to support its development, you will be. And here you will discover ways of supporting the cause to literally change the world as we know it.
Start by watching Josh’s video:
So let’s take a look at what makes fusion energy so much greater than anything else. First off, the energy contained in 3/4 oz. of water compared with oil. If we could harness this energy with fusion . . . well, we won’t be running out of water on the planet Earth for quite some time.
And how about coal? This image shows the energy equivalent of a thimble of Deuterium, which is the fusion fuel in water, to 20 tons of coal.
In a future where fusion energy is harnessed, one truckload of water will do the job of over 21,000 railcar loads of coal.
The Joint European Torus (JET) is a major site of current research. The torus is a huge, complex piece of equipment that is integral to fusion research. This picture, of a person standing inside the vacuum vessel, offers some idea of the scope (and cost) of real-world fusion research and development.
Fore more information about current international research, including some fun animations and fly-throughs of equipment like the JET, go here: http://www.iter.org/a/index_use_1.htm.
Please also visit http://fusioned.gat.com/slideshow.html to view a slideshow outlining the basics of fusion and why we so desperately need it. This slideshow contains information on one very important point, which is the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. By contrast, nuclear fusion is safe and does not produce the waste nuclear fission does.
And please, keep coming back to this page to read, view and link to new information provided by the partnership of Josh King, his research at DIII-D and readmattbloom.com. Thanks for your support.
