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Re: NSA leak (fwd)
Subject: Re: NSA leak (fwd)
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> Terawatts for a few microseconds is fairly standard technology, I
> believe. Femtosecond laser pulses driven by *very* large capacitor
> banks...
I'm talking continuous generation - sustained for half an hour...
> > Terrestrial fusion is not a serious contender yet, and I doubt
> > it will be for a long time.
>
> It's easy to generate lots of power through fusion. The problem is
> confinement.
I'm still talking continuous generation - we'll leave out the H-bombs.
And of course I agree confinement is a major problem.
Last I heard from the cutting edge (early '90s) you could get
2MW out of a fusion reactor, but that was less than you put in
to start it up. That was using Deuterium, being gentle in order
to preserve the reactor. Predictions were that using D-T would
break even. Even that isn't anywhere near a commercial scale
generator.
You know of better results ? There certainly are a number
of approaches, but I think I'd know if commercial fusion reactors
were working.
Are you ready to take this off-list ?