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Introduction

Energy for Future Centuries: Prospects for Fusion Power as a Future Energy Source

J. Ongena1Laboratorium voor Plasmafysica - Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas Koninklijke Militaire School - Ecole Royale Militaire Association “EURATOM - Belgian State”, B-1000 BRUSSELS (Belgium) Partner in the Trilateral Euregio Cluster (TEC)
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G. Van OostDepartment of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Rozier 44, B-9000 Gent
Pages 3-15 | Published online: 10 Aug 2017

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