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Agreed, but...

Hi RL

Seems we're both fusion fans :o)

But it does necessitate a centralised power economy model and I really think there's a distinct shift away from such models because of their strategic instability and the trend towards small power networks and self-sufficiency.

Fusors will be 10 GW up in output and that places them out of reach of most users. Unless an economic case can be made for using the thermal output for other industrial applications a fusor is a massive white elephant.

I still hold out hope for non-thermal fusors but they all have much lower input/output ratios than current thermonuclear fusors. At least tokamaks have hit breakeven.

Adam

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