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		zardo on Oct 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Truth About Nuclear Fusion Q Factors W7-X was supposed to demonstrate a 30-minute run in 2021, but that's been pushed back a year.

willis936 on Oct 7, 2021 [–]

Mostly because of the you-know-what.

W7-X is not a tokamak nor a nuclear machine. It's designed to run all day and no one on the planet doubts it. The upgrade to get it to 30 minute pulses is primarily to the heat dissipation subsystem. The ECRH subsystem of W7-X is eyewateringly beautiful.

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