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How will a fusion power plant work? Where does fusion research stand today? The new film, "Energy of the Future - Fusion 2100", gives an entertaining and informative nine-minute account: A school class in 2100 re-enacts the development of fusion energy. The futuristic lesson is backed up with documentary photos and animations and gives the viewer an entertaining survey of the principles, development and status of fusion research. Like the sun, a fusion power plant will derive energy from the fusion of atomic nuclei. To ignite the fusion fire one has to succeed in confining the fuel, hydrogen plasma, in magnetic fields and heat it to temperatures of over 100 million degrees. The next step in world-wide fusion research on the way to this almost inexhaustible energy source is the ITER international test reactor, construction of which is to begin in 2009 at Cadarache, France.

The film is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish and can be viewed over the internet. It was made by Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP) on behalf of EFDA (European Fusion Development Agreement) with funding from the European Union.  See the movie >>

Dr. Petra Nieckchen, Web and Public Relations Responsible Officer

1st August, 2008