Nuclear energy: The hybrid returns (original) (raw)

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Slotting a fusion reactor into the heart of a nuclear fission plant could accelerate the development of waste-free nuclear energy. So why are all the designs still on paper, asks Ed Gerstner.

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Ed Gerstner is a senior editor of Nature Physics. See also Correspondence 'Where will we find the tritium to fuel hybrid reactors?'

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Gerstner, E. Nuclear energy: The hybrid returns.Nature 460, 25–28 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/460025a

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