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They're using a deuterium reaction? That's not bad (per se), but the neutron production can create difficulties: major regulatory hurdles (can be used for nucle
by beambot 12y ago
They're using a deuterium reaction? That's not bad (per se), but the neutron production can create difficulties: major regulatory hurdles (can be used for nuclear material refinement?), difficult to extract energy, and causes a lot of nearby material fatigue.
Another big contender (IMHO) is Tri Alpha's aneutronic approach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri_Alpha_Energy,_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri_Alpha_Energy,_Inc.
Either way, cool stuff!
- DennisP 12y agoFwiw, high school kids build small reactors and fuse deuterium with basically no regulatory hassle at all. Lots of larger fusion experiments use deuterium too and do fine. Getting permission to experiment with fission is far more difficult. I'm sure there will be some regulation but it's unlikely to be very burdensome. Boron fusion is pretty much the ultimate of course.