The Fairy Tale of Nuclear Fusion

From the contents: PART I: Introductory chapters.- Introduction and basic science.- Plasma.- PART II: Early fusion activity and the rise of the tokamak.- INTERMEZZO.- Summary of the world’s efforts so far and further roadmap for fusion.- PART III: High noon.- PART IV: Concluding chapters.- Criticism of the fusion enterprise.- Economic and sustainability aspects of fusion.- Safety and Environment.- Applications and spinoffs.- Summary and final conclusion.

L. J. Reinders has had an active career in high-energy physics, earning a PhD from Utrecht University in 1976 and working as a post-doc at various research centres in Europe and Japan until 1988, when he switched to law and legal translation.