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[NavyChief]

The Big Idea: An FRC reactor contains plasma in its own magnetic field by inducing a toroidal electric current inside a cylindrical plasma. Compared to the direction of an externally applied magnetic field, the axial field inside the reactor is reversed by eddy currents in the plasma. TAE Technologies’ reactor [pictured] uses plasma guns to accelerate two plasmas into each other and then heats them with particle beams.

Reality Check: Although FRC machines are less prone to instabilities than are some other magnetic-confinement methods, no lab has yet demonstrated a working FRC reactor that can create a sufficiently dense and stable plasma.

Projects to Watch: Helion Energy, Princeton Fusion Systems, TAE Technologies

 

[NavyChief]

The Big Idea: The stellarator’s spiraling ribbon shape produces high-density plasma that’s symmetrical and more stable than a tokamak’s, allowing the reactor to run for long periods of time.

Reality Check: The stellarator’s challenging geometry makes it complicated to build and extremely sensitive to imperfect conditions.

Project to Watch: Wendelstein 7-X at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

 

[NavyChief]

For those of you into investing, there are many good opportunities in some of these companies for long term gains.

For example: First Light Fusion is a smaller startup with big promise in this area. They have shunned some conventional methods and made great strides because of it.

 

[DungeonDweller]

We've come a long way, but still a long way to go. Took until 2013 was the first time we got more energy out than was put in, which is a pretty major milestone. I didn't know about the neutrons eroding the chamber thing.

 

[BackAtIt]

TY, NC...Good info, my bro!...I currently studying now!...From what I can tell so far, I wouldn't be prone to fearing this tech...Even would consider working directly with it...I missing how the heat required to initiate reaction can be contained in an container?...Has that been solved?..

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