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Saturday, February 16, 2013

New Google Solve for X - Lockheed Skunkworks Working on Compact 100 MW Nuclear Fusion and targets 2018 for full scale prototype and 2023 for Commercial system


Lockheed Skunkworks is working on a high beat nuclear fusion reactor that they think they can get a full scale prototype up in 5 years and a commercial system in 10 years

A 100MW compact fusion reactor that runs on plentiful and cheap deuterium and tritium (isotopes of hydrogen).

Instead of the large tokomaks which will take until the mid-2040s or 2050s for the first one and which will be large (30,000 tons) and expensive have one that fit on a truck. Build on a production line like jet engines.

http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/new-google-solve-for-x-lockheed.html

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