Fusion Reactions: Iron Man

For Fusion Energy Week 2024, we asked ORNL fusion scientists and engineers to react to depictions of fusion energy in pop culture and separate fusion fact from fiction.

In Part Three of the "Fusion Reactions" series, our fusioneers take a look at the science behind the MCU's favorite billionaire-turned-superhero, Iron Man. Could Tony Stark really build an arc reactor in a cave with a box of scraps? Is palladium actually useful in fusion science? Find out if Tony's math is really correct, and more!

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[GeoffryGifari]

Oh didn't show the big one near the end of the movie which looks more tokamak-like?

[rayRay-pwgz]

Next they will try to tell us the artificial gravity on Star Trek is not possible. Those were the days. 🫣