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Re:Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent for a compact fusio... by ivanhoe on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @10:15AM (#16688561)
Energy IN in this context is the energy needed to make the fusion possible and controllable, and energy OUT is what you get from the reactor. For this to work as a generator you want out to be bigger than in, obviously.
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Re:Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent for a compact fusio... by tudelo on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @10:27AM (#16688689)
I see. So the OP is just saying that it is above the breakeven point, as in we are not losing energy from running it. Seems like a pretty low bar for energy production :). FWIW, that is a pretty misleading statement when not contextualized and some people could become very confused.
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