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Daniel Jassby

Daniel Jassby was a principal research physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab until 1999. For 25 years he worked in areas of plasma physics and neutron production related to fusion energy research and development. He holds a PhD in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University.


Articles by Daniel Jassby

The fuel supply quandary of fusion power reactors

By Daniel Jassby | Nuclear Energy

ITER is a showcase … for the drawbacks of fusion energy

By Daniel Jassby | Analysis, Fusion Energy, Nuclear Energy, Special Topics
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Fusion reactors: Not what they’re cracked up to be

By Daniel Jassby | Analysis, Fusion Energy, Nuclear Energy, Special Topics