This is my favorite fusion reactor design. But like all these fusion reactors, this type of reactor produces a ton of neutrons and not much energy, The original design was based on a hybrid thorium/fusion design where all the neutrons produced by fusion would produce load of energy from fission of U233. The high energy fusion neutrons would produce loads of U232 which is the best guaranty against proliferation that there is...very nasty stuff...instant death.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > See: > > > http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/14/y-combinator-and-mithril-invest-in-helion-a-nuclear-fusion-startup/ > > Some points to mention: > > - Three years for them to get things going is considered a long time > (cf. BLP). > - They do not appear to be using d+t, and instead are using just > deuterium (if I've understood this detail). > - They're aiming to build a rather small device that will compete with > things like diesel generators. > > (I'm guessing they won't achieve break-even in three years' time.) > > Eric > >
