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Given this situation, there is considerable interest in developing alternative designs. | Given this situation, there is considerable interest in developing alternative designs. | ||
Their common goal is to achieve fusion power generation at lower cost by exploiting the hypothetical improved plasma confinement properties of a different magnetic field configuration (or other design features), which would allow a reduced size of the power plant. | Their common goal is to achieve fusion power generation at lower cost by exploiting the hypothetical improved plasma confinement properties of a different magnetic field configuration (or other design features), which would allow a reduced size of the power plant. | ||
<ref>D. Clery, [[doi:10.1126/science.345.6195.370|Science '''345''', 6195 (2014) 370]]</ref> | <ref>D. Clery, ''Fusion's restless pioneers'', [[doi:10.1126/science.345.6195.370|Science '''345''', 6195 (2014) 370]]</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.nature.com/news/plasma-physics-the-fusion-upstarts-1.15592 | <ref>M.M. Waldrop, ''Plasma physics: The fusion upstarts'', [http://www.nature.com/news/plasma-physics-the-fusion-upstarts-1.15592 Nature '''511''', 7510 (2014)]</ref> | ||
Currently, none of the alternative designs have achieved these potential benefits. | Currently, none of the alternative designs have achieved these potential benefits. | ||
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* Magnetized target reactor - [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion] | * Magnetized target reactor - [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion] | ||
* Dense Plasma Focus - [http://lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com/ LPP Fusion] | * Dense Plasma Focus - [http://lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com/ LPP Fusion] | ||
* [http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/compact-fusion.html Compact Fusion] - Lockheed Martin (Skunkworks)<ref>[http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/10/updated-are-old-secrets-behind-lockheeds-new-fusion-machine | * [http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/compact-fusion.html Compact Fusion] - Lockheed Martin (Skunkworks)<ref>D. Clery, ''Updated: Are old secrets behind Lockheed's new fusion machine?'', [http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/10/updated-are-old-secrets-behind-lockheeds-new-fusion-machine Science, 17 October 2014]</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||