I didn't see an answer to the big question I have: what about energy loss (and, to a lesser extent, container damage) through neutron loss? There is this quote:

I didn't see an answer to the big question I have: what about energy loss (and, to a lesser extent, container damage) through neutron loss? There is this quote: > The released neutron may collide with another deuteron, accelerating it much as a pool cue accelerates a ball when striking it. This second, energetic deuteron then goes through one of two processes: screened fusion or a stripping reaction. So a neutron "may" collide. But what if it doesn't? To be fair, the density is a lot higher an dhtere's an erbium lattice so this may just be a non-issue (or at least a much-reduced issue). Anyway, I'm glad to see alternatives to "hot" fusion being researched. I'm far from convinced the tokamak approach of massive boondoggles like ITER will ever be commercially viable.