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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago

We can't make it so large that its own gravity will contain the reaction mass, so it has to be kept inside a very strong magnetic field created by huge magnets. You can't put solar panels inside the reaction chamber, they would get destroyed.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 months ago

I fell like it should be possible to make solar panels that don't contain iron, nickel, or cobalt.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 points 2 months ago

Um, it's the heat, pressure, and ionizing radiation of the fusion reaction that would destroy the panels.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 2 months ago

Well I solved one problem, so someone else can figure out the rest.

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