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Fusion Energy

Fusion energy has the potential to be a nearly inexhaustible energy source.

Aired 01/11/2023

QED With Dr. B

Fusion Energy

Clip: Season 2 Episode 12 | 6m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

Fusion energy has the potential to be a nearly inexhaustible energy source.

Can we recreate the energy of the stars here on Earth? Dr. Mickey Wade, Director of the Fusion Energy Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, explains the progress that has been made in the field of fusion energy. Fusion has the potential to be a nearly inexhaustible energy source with zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Aired 01/11/2023

QED With Dr. B is a local public television program presented by WOSU

Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric Power Foundation, Bath & Body Works Foundation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and William and Diane Dawson Foundation.

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