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At the recent Google “Solve for X” conference on February 7, Lockheed
Martin's long-term R&D department (“Skunk Works”) announced they are
working on a compact fusion reactor. With what seems a 4th generation
prototype called "T4", the aerospace giant says to have developed a high
beta configuration, which allows a compact reactor design and faster
development timeline.
Lockheed Martin and its infamous "Skunk Works" top-secret technology
development group have recently shown more initiatives towards clean,
reliable energy, such as the development of a 10-megawatt Ocean Thermal
Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot power plant off the coast of southern China.
Public reactions describe the announcement of their activities on nuclear
fusion remarkable, because Lockheed Martin doesn't usually make public
announcements about Skunkwork projects unless they have a high degree of
confidence in their chances of success. The developement timeline indicates
plans to have a prototype 100-megawatt nuclear fusion machine of Lockheed
Martin tested in 2017, and that a fully operational machine should be grid-
ready ten years from now.
Some of the properties reported from the presentation:
A self-tuning feedback mechanism whereby the magnetic field increases
the farther out that the plasma goes
Novel magnetic field configuration that has very few open field lines
compared to tokamak design
Very "good arch curvature" of the field lines
The system has a beta of about 1
System is working with D-T fuel
It is certainly an interesting development to see a large industrial company
showing interest in fusion energy, but -unfortunately - not many technical
details were given away. It is therefore remains unclear how realistic their
concept of a small fusion reactor will be, as no answers were given to
critical issues such as tritium handling and how the 14 MeV neutrons are to
be shielded in a compact reactor. | s***d
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: At the recent Google “Solve for X” conference on February 7, Lockheed
: Martin's long-term R&D department (“Skunk Works”) announced they are
: working on a compact fusion reactor. With what seems a 4th generation
: prototype called "T4", the aerospace giant says to have developed a high
: beta configuration, which allows a compact reactor design and faster
: development timeline.
: Lockheed Martin and its infamous "Skunk Works" top-secret technology
: development group have recently shown more initiatives towards clean,
: reliable energy, such as the development of a 10-megawatt Ocean Thermal
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