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fusion fuel

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fusion fuel [′fyü·zhən ‚fyül]
(nucleonics)
A substance which may generate energy in a fusion reaction, such as deuterium, deuterium and tritium, or deuterium and helium-3.


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A dedication will be held in late May; a "campaign" to ignite small pellets containing fusion fuel will begin in 2010.
The portable power source technology could employ either fissile or fusion fuels or radioisotopes from spent nuclear fuel.
NIF's lasers can also be used to compress and heat BB-sized capsules of hydrogen fusion fuel that will create thermonuclear ignition and energy gain, an important step on the path towards limitless energy production.
 
 
 
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