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Re:Google revives controversial cold-fusion experiments by akiselev on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @12:54PM (#20031949)
> Some reactors JT-60 have been energy positive[3] but are not yet self sustaining.

Nitpick: I don't believe the JT-60 has actually gone energy positive. They achieved a point where they would be power positive if they had been able to use a 1:1 ratio of D-T fuel instead of their D-D fuel but handling D-T fuel is very complicated and the JT-60 facility doesn't have those capabilities.

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Re:Google revives controversial cold-fusion experiments by olooney on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @12:58PM (#20031988)
Noted; I've edited the above comment to read, "have come close to being energy positive." Thank you.
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