Moscow-Sana
Russia is preparing at the end of this month to launch the world's first thermonuclear reactor in Sarov.
According to the Russia Today website, the thermal nuclear reactor is based on simple principles where deuterium and tritium are placed in the reactor chamber and heated to reach a temperature of millions of degrees Celsius, then a thermonuclear reaction takes place with the release of a large amount of energy that is used to generate electricity.
The main problem of this seemingly simple process at first glance is the inability of any substance in the universe to hold back the hot fuel to this degree, and this is achieved in the majority of reactors using a very strong magnetic field, provided that the plasma is pure and free of any impurities arising from the interaction between the plasma and the walls of the reactor that It does not withstand very high temperature and shatters.
Russian scientists indicate that the Russian T15MD reactor, which was designed at the Korchatov Nuclear Institute, which will be launched at the end of this month, would solve these problems, as it was equipped with a liquid lithium-based cooling system that would stop the process of shattering the reactor walls.
In the event that the launch of the Russian thermal nuclear reactor succeeds, it can be compared to the invention of the electric generator, which provided humanity with electric energy, as it would contribute to helping to get rid of the energy shortage.
