Radical hydrogen-boron reactor leapfrogs current nuclear fusion tech?

Re:Radical hydrogen-boron reactor leapfrogs current nuclear ... by rcollyer on Friday February 21, 2020 @10:02AM (#22383573)

Only the helium nucleus is formed as part of the fusion reaction, so it starts off being positively charged, and not later stripped of its electrons. That, in principle, creates a current which can be used almost directly.

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Re:Radical hydrogen-boron reactor leapfrogs current nuclear ... by willis936 on Friday February 21, 2020 @11:52AM (#22384569)

Well, it creates a region in space with a high charge density that can be accelerated to a plate that has a voltage applied to it which it bumps into which then causes a current.

Importantly, this doesn't have to happen in the reactor vessel. The charged gas can be pumped somewhere else.

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Re:Radical hydrogen-boron reactor leapfrogs current nuclear ... by DennisP on Friday February 21, 2020 @05:54PM (#22387810)

It does have to happen in the reactor vessel. It's not just that it's a charged gas. It's that it's a charged gas which is exploding with almost 300 kWh of energy per shot.

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