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Can this thing blow up? I mean is there an equivalent in fusion technology to a meltdown in fission tech?

• dtech 10y ago
  Theoretically yes, every star is a self-sustaining fusion reactor. However, in practice not because fusion requires much more delicate conditions to work then fission. A breach in the reactor chamber would cause the plasma to quickly expand and cool down, which means the necessary conditions for fusion disappear. Basically fission can cause a self-sustaining chain reaction once started, while fusion requires very specific artificial conditions to be maintained.
  • fdej 10y ago
    More precisely, stellar fusion is self-sustaining because of the immense gravitational pressure. You need around 1/10 the mass of the sun for this to be possible. In the current economic situation, it would be difficult to get funding for a fusion reactor that large.
  • hackerboos 10y ago
    So Spiderman 2 is wrong then? https://youtu.be/7OMa51hJOhY?t=42 https://youtu.be/7OMa51hJOhY?t=42