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> Current reactors are approximately the size of a building; a relatively portable compact fusion reactor, one designed to power relatively small vehicles, woul
by jtbayly 7y ago
> Current reactors are approximately the size of a building; a relatively portable compact fusion reactor, one designed to power relatively small vehicles, would be a game-changer.
Ummm... Isn't it more important to say that current reactors don't even work (at least not yet)? A working one would be a game-changer, never mind how big or small it was.
- davedx 7y agoThey kind of work, longest fusion reaction is 70 seconds. The two main issues are: * Keeping the reaction going indefinitely in a controlled way * Doing so without the system power input being greater than the power output
- PBnFlash 7y agoThey work as in produce fusion. They don't work as in produce power. Teenagers build "working" fusion reactors. No one has built a fusion reactor that produces useful power.