Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) fusion
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Various research groups including publicly funded laser approaches, Lockheed Martin's compact fusion reactor
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Centrifugal Plasma Stabilization
Proposes that spinning plasma creates centrifugal forces that stabilize against turbulent instabilities improving confinement
Central Virtual Anode
Central virtual anode 100 kilovolt well departure neutrality one part million density computer codes analyzing
China Tokamaks
The researcher says China, at Hefei, is building tokamaks of the kind his team studied 20 years ago, and that for all he knows people elsewhere without America's 'mental constraints' will beat the US to fusion.
Cusp Confinement Scaling
Cusp confinement scaling one square magnetic field hole smaller whiffle ball effect metamaterial magnetic insulation
DT Helium 3 Fusion Neutron Capture
DT helium 3 fusion neutron capture boron 10 blanket retrofitting nuclear plants steam lines no radioisotope decay
Farnsworth Fusor Continuity
Philo Farnsworth's 1965 fusion breakthrough was classified and later reappeared as Lockheed's compact reactor
Heat Exchanger Cooling Solution
The orbs solve the superconductor protection problem through advanced heat exchange that rapidly removes fusion heat, allowing superconducting magnets to operate adjacent to fusion plasma without destruction
Hidden Fusion Solution
The theory that a viable fusion reactor design was published in 2016 but remains unimplemented publicly due to national security classification.
ITER Boondoggle Theory
ITER and similar massive fusion projects are deliberately designed to fail or are at least known to be suboptimal approaches, receiving funding as a way to divert resources from viable alternatives
Magnetized Target Fusion
Concept of combining magnetic and inertial confinement for efficient fusion.
Military Fusion Primacy
Defense contractors Lockheed Martin Boeing Raytheon General Atomics figured out fusion first through YBCO superconductor development.
Multi-Configuration Fusion Hybrid
Lockheed's breakthrough came from combining best aspects of multiple fusion approaches: cusp geometry containment, FRC self-confinement, and magnetic mirror plugging, rather than relying on single approach