Re:Proxima Fusion looks to take stellarators commercial
by noobermin on Friday November 03, 2023 @06:02PM
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I'm freaking tired of this line. NIF has an actual break even result which is greater than the results of any mcf experiment. If the NIF result is shit that whole field's result is then below shit.
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Re:Proxima Fusion looks to take stellarators commercial
by danbruc on Friday November 03, 2023 @06:32PM
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Already the first fusion bomb had a break even result.
Re:Proxima Fusion looks to take stellarators commercial
by dreamcompiler on Friday November 03, 2023 @06:50PM
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NIF's result is significant milestone in the same sense that the invention of the airplane was a significant milestone in the field of space travel. It matters, but we're still a very, very long way from landing on the moon (a fusion-powered electric grid).
Re:Proxima Fusion looks to take stellarators commercial
by howenterprisey on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:43PM
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That doesn't address their point. It doesn't matter how good the result is if the entire research direction is a dead end, which it is, being practically impossible to convert into a power plant.