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[NIAC 2023] Fusion Reactor To Melt Through Europa's Ice

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Thermonuclear Fusion and Electron Screening

The way hot fusion research has been done as opposed to using a cold plasma, I liken to karate. What we're doing is more like judo or a kaido where we use our opponent's strength. And the other part that's very important is there's a limit on how many particles per cubic centimeter you can have with the tokamak. It's 10 to the 14 but solid matter is 10 to the 23.

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