Alternative fusion devices: Difference between revisions

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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, [[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 Plasma physics: The fusion upstarts, 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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* [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion]
* [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion]
* [http://lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com/ LPP Fusion] Dense Plasma Focus
* [http://lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com/ LPP Fusion] Dense Plasma Focus
* [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|''Updated: Are old secrets behind Lockheed's new fusion machine?'', Science, 17 October 2014]</ref>
* [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 D. Clery, ''Updated: Are old secrets behind Lockheed's new fusion machine?'', Science, 17 October 2014]</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==