[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Nuclear fusion...

[Ted Kochanski]

All,

Be careful about Hype versus simple reality

Yes it does appear that LLNL National Ignition Facility may have hammered a
poor defenseless target pellet into producing more fusion energy than was
absorbed by the pellet
so technically Q>1 [about 1.2]

BUT -- and I'll admit a bias toward Magnetic Confinement Fusion -- the
Energy used to produce the Energy delivered to the pellet was not part of
the calculation

While Magnetic Fusion with Superconducting Magnets in a Tokamak
configuration probably need Q>2 to be a credible Eureka Moment -- The
energy needed to fire the lasers probably needs a Q>30

Ted


On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 5:30 PM Drew King (dking65 at kingconsulting.us) <
dking65 at kingconsulting.us> wrote:

> All,
>
> The Verge: A “scientific breakthrough” in nuclear fusion? How to watch the
> announcement tomorrow.
>
> https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/12/23505416/nuclear-fusion-scientific-breakthrough-how-to-watch-announcement-biden
>
> --
> Drew King
>
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