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Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The article probably explains it but I think it's important to mention every time. It's not the total energy put into the experiment (charging up the equipment etc); It's the energy put into the collision.

It's an important measure but it must also produce more than is put into the entire system, and even more than that to be financially viable and cover costs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Thank you for repeating it. It is important to indicate when engineering break even occurs. Before that... Neat, but still a long way to go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I heard somewhere that it needs to be at least 10:1 to become economic.