What is it they are building?

https://typeoneenergy.com/tva-and-type-one-energy-accelerate-fusion-commercialization-in-tennessee/

 

 

 

...and two steps back...

 

 

US fusion startup makes history by converting plasma energy directly into electricity

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The mechanism relies on a direct energy converter positioned at one terminus of the magnetic mirror apparatus. As moving, electrically charged particles arrive at this end of the device, the converter forces them to decelerate. This deceleration process creates an electrical potential difference, which subsequently forces a current to flow through the connected circuit.

This approach eliminates the requirement for conventional thermal systems, like steam turbines, to extract power from that specific segment of the plasma energy.

 

...and two steps back...

I liked the 'press releases' high energy comment. Very comical.

 

Quantum computing wielded to create extremely rare material critical to nuclear fusion

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... tritium, a radioactive isotope, is extremely rare; only 44 pounds (20 kilograms) of it is produced on Earth each year, and its 12-year half-life makes it difficult to use in nuclear power plants.