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There seems to be a lot of innovative ideas and a lot of them seem to be quite doable, which is interesting for investors. One I really like is FirstLightFusion
by V__ 4y ago
There seems to be a lot of innovative ideas and a lot of them seem to be quite doable, which is interesting for investors. One I really like is FirstLightFusion [1]. They are using a ballistic system to shoot at a small fuel cube, which creates a fusion reaction and then use the generated heat to power a turbine. There is a nice behind the scene video with some interview from FullyCharged [2].
[1] https://firstlightfusion.com/ https://firstlightfusion.com/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1RsHQCMRTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1RsHQCMRTw
- tsimionescu 4y agoInertial confinement fusion is orders of magnitude less likely to ever be economically viable than magnetic confinement. The targets (and projectiles in this case) will require such high precision to be able to achieve fusion in the moment of impact that it is virtually impossible to imagine this could ever be done economically. Further, you will need huge quantities of such targets and projectiles, as the power plant will have to destroy them at a rate of one per second or so, in constant operation. So even for a single day, you will require 86,400 targets and as many projectiles - each being a marvel of precision engineering. Also, there is a good chance that you wouldnt even be able to recycle the material from spent targets to make new ones, as they will become radioactive from being in contact with the fusing plasma. Essentially an ICF plant would actually be running on the world's most expensive fuel, and consuming it at an extraordinary rate.