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Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com)
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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I don't think inertial confinement is a practical path towards a commercial reactor, but it is interesting from a scientific standpoint.

Commercial reactors will probably stem from magnetic confinement projects like ITER and Commonwealth Fusion Systems, or possibly magneto-inertial confinement like Helion.