Abstract
At present power-producing nuclear reactors utilize the fission process. A possible alternative, however, is offered by the fusion of hydrogen isotopes. A discussion is presented of the fusion process and it is shown that fusion power will probably be obtained from a thermonuclear reaction if it can be obtained at all. The extreme physical conditions that must be developed in a powerproducing reactor are discussed, and the self-magnetic pinch effect, which offers one of the more promising methods of achieving these conditions, is described in some detail. The instabilities that arise in pinched discharges are described, together with the means used to combat them and an outline is given of methods that can be used to deliver energy to a pinched discharge, together with possible ways of extracting energy. (auth)
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