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		scarmig on Sept 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100M°C for ... Fusion covers a lot of different types of processes, some of which release most of their energy in charged particles and photons. Though you'd need something very different from existing photovoltaics to capture the energy from those x-rays.

ncmncm on Sept 8, 2022 [–]

The fusion they are working on emits hot neutrons.

It will never produce so much as one kWh of commercial power.

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