CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -For the first time in history, American scientists have carried out a nuclear fusion reaction at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA, due to which pure energy (carbon free energy) was produced just like the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -Depiction of the deuterium (D) and tritium (T) fusion reaction, which produces a helium nucleus (or alpha particle) and a high energy neutron. Nuclear Fusion reactions power the Sun and other stars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Notes: US scientists announced a major scientific breakthrough in the research to harness nuclear fusion energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -No CO₂: Fusion doesn’t emit harmful substances like carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Its major by-product is helium: an inert, non-toxic gas. No long-lived radioactive waste: Nuclear fusion reactors produce no high activity, long-lived nuclear waste.