Deep Dive from The Japan Times 158: Japan’s up for fusion — just don’t call it ‘nuclear’
May 24, 2023
20:10
The Japanese government has set out guidelines in an effort to encourage more private sector research and funding in the field of fusion, and it has omitted a key word, “nuclear,” for fear of frightening a nuclear-wary population. Chris Russell joins us to discuss a trip to one of the country’s fusion research facilities.
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Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.
On this episode:
Shaun McKenna: Articles | Twitter | Instagram
Chris Russell: Articles | Twitter
Read more:
- Amid renewed interest in nuclear fusion, Japan’s research reaches critical stage (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)
- Japan adopts national strategy on nuclear fusion as competition intensifies (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)
- Scientists achieve nuclear fusion breakthrough with blast of 192 lasers (Kenneth Chang, The New York Times)
- Whales help store carbon. Scientists are trying to figure out just how much. (Chris Russell, The Japan Times)
- The Fusion Energy Innovation Strategy (in Japanese)
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Photo: The vacuum vessel of the Large Helical Device installed at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki, Gifu Prefecture | COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE
Photo: The vacuum vessel of the Large Helical Device installed at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki, Gifu Prefecture | COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE