“Next-generation energy” nuclear fusion power generation Japan's first university venture Kyoto University January 31 0:21
In the wake of nuclear power generation, which is expected to be the next generation of energy, Kyoto University's research group has launched the first university venture in Japan to develop equipment and materials inside the reactor core. Attention will be paid to whether it can support the realization of nuclear fusion power generation.
Fusion power generation aims to use the vast amount of energy generated when combining nuclear nuclei such as hydrogen for power generation. Japan and the EU are constructing an experimental reactor called "ITER" at the national level as the next generation energy. In France, and in Europe and the United States, private venture companies are competing to develop small fusion reactors.
Under these circumstances, a group of Professor Tetsuyuki Konishi of the Institute of Energy Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, launched a university-based venture this month to connect the results of nuclear fusion research to business.
This company plans to develop equipment and materials inside the core that can withstand neutrons at temperatures as high as 1000 ° C and high energy, and sell them to venture companies aiming to realize fusion power generation.
"I don't think it will take much time for venture companies around the world to succeed in nuclear fusion experiments. Fusion will provide a powerful answer to the issue of global warming," says Konishi.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, it is the first time that a domestic venture from a university has entered this market, and it will be noted whether it can support the realization of fusion power generation.