Thanks to Dan Knapp, long time member here, for posting this key paper. It deserves a FAQ as it answers many questions about many aspects of fusion
https://fas.org/irp/agency/dod/jason/fusiondev.pdf
If you are interested in everything fusion..... (History of fusion, why we don't have it after 70 years of work, the real physics of fusion, what it takes to have fusion electricity in our home, the economics of usable fusion, etc.), this is a must print, must read, reference work.
While a bit biased towards increasing funding for MIF fusion research, a good reader will read with an open mind.
All-in-all a fabulous piece of writing, well researched and well thought out.
Edit: Throw this one on the pile... it is huge and tedious, but good. Thanks to Joe Gayo for ferreting it out.
https://pure.tue.nl/ws/portalfiles/port ... 9014-1.pdf
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FAQ - Must reading for all who would do fusion
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FAQ - Must reading for all who would do fusion
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Re: FAQ - Must reading for all who would do fusion
I became aware of this report from a posting on "the Fire Place" http://www.firefusionpower.org/. For those readers not familiar with this web site, it is an ongoing bulletin board of activity in the fusion field. Another source I use for fusions news is the news section of the polywell blog, http://www.talk-polywell.org I would recommend bookmarking both of these.