Magnetic mirrors are fusion devices, but they are pulsed and have conduction losses due to the central electrode. This electrode greatly increases confinement

Magnetic mirrors are fusion devices, but they are pulsed and have conduction losses due to the central electrode. This electrode greatly increases confinement performance but is obviously an impossibility for power generation. Where magnetic mirrors really thrive is in having very hot plasma in relatively small devices [0]. So the idea is not to use magnetic mirrors for power generation, but as a DD-fusion-powered cheap fast neutron source. I have a hunch that radioisotope companies and government organizations are doing this right now. 0. https://vant.kipt.kharkov.ua/ARTICLE/VANT_2012_6/article_2012_6_8.pdf https://vant.kipt.kharkov.ua/ARTICLE/VANT_2012_6/article_201...