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> - Since the process produces magnetically charged plasma, steam turbines are not necessary, a solution of directly harvesting energy with electromagnets was p
by vimacs2 5y ago
> - Since the process produces magnetically charged plasma, steam turbines are not necessary, a solution of directly harvesting energy with electromagnets was proposed.
But wouldn't that require aneutronic fusion to be viable? I had thought that the prevalence of neutron radiation otherwise would have made directly tapping the plasma for electricity impractical.
- ncmncm 5y agoYes. But mostly aneutronic fusion is possible, in principle. "Side reactions" produce neutrons and gamma rays, and fusion products can get involved in side reactions too, also producing neutrons and gamma rays. If you can keep recirculating the desired reactants, filtering out the products and side products, those reactions can be kept to a low level.