Heavy hydrogen atoms
Deuterium
Plasma
150m°C
Neutron
Energy
Tritium
Fused atoms
Helium
1
Nuclear fusion occurs when two atoms combine
to form a new atom and a neutron
2
The atoms are fired into a plasma where extreme
temperatures overcome their repulsion and
force them together
3
The fusion releases about four times the energy
produced when an atom is split in conventional
nuclear fission
Heavy hydrogen atoms
Deuterium
Plasma
150m°C
Neutron
Energy
Tritium
Fused atoms
Helium
1
Nuclear fusion occurs
when two atoms combine
to form a new atom and
a neutron
2
The atoms are fired into a plasma
where extreme temperatures
overcome their repulsion and
force them together
3
The fusion releases about four
times the energy produced
when an atom is split in
conventional nuclear fission