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Re:DARPA wants to bypass the thermal middleman in nuclear po... by waryFormerNuke on Friday August 09, 2024 @06:50PM (#41206012)
I don't remember the details, but the last time I looked into Helion I came away with the belief that their technology flat out doesn't make sense and will likely never be anywhere near net-positive. Like, the numbers literally don't add up and their design could never be anywhere near net-positive.
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Re:DARPA wants to bypass the thermal middleman in nuclear po... by foobarian on Friday August 09, 2024 @09:48PM (#41206753)
I had the impression that the energy flux required to break even is higher than any known materials can support, at any geometry. I really hope that's wrong :-)
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