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Power output of a fusion reactor scales with something like the fourth power of the radius, IIRC. I don't think they're going to be able to build a reactor the
by naasking 3y ago
Power output of a fusion reactor scales with something like the fourth power of the radius, IIRC. I don't think they're going to be able to build a reactor the size of their sun, so capturing that energy still seems pretty useful for large-scale efforts, like moving ships between star systems at near light speed.
- TheLoafOfBread 3y agoPower output is for sure important, but 1. Being able to take your power source with you, so it also works behind nearest asteroid is even more important 2. Having your own source, so not to be dependent on one megastructure, because it is a single point of failure and single point of control of civilization.