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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by gene-h on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:10PM (#28841461)
this uses inertial confinement rather than magnetic confinement.
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by dogma1138 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:13PM (#28841490)
You still need big ass lasers or particle accelerators for ICF too, these tend to be quite energy intensive too.
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by tsimionescu on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @01:43PM (#28842672)
Yes, with ICF you do need to constantly reignite the plasma.
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