nuclear fusion

Scientists believe nuclear fusion, which Mr Wright studied at university, could one day produce vast amounts of energy without heating up our atmosphere.

"It's as complex as nuclear fusion physics, but most of us don't experience that day to day, and so we don't have to come up with a way to communicate that science to the public."

The team in Bristol have come up with a whole new approach, using nuclear fusion rather than fission.

They are created by nuclear fusion reactions in the sun, radioactive decay in nuclear reactors or the Earth's crust or in particle accelerator labs.

That is when I read about the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s great success on nuclear fusion.