China set to become world’s first country to achieve nuclear fusion power
www.scmp.com
Peng Xianjue unveils plans for combined fusion-fission reactor that could make China world’s first to achieve the elusive viable energy source.

https://archive.ph/Sy1OG

  • RuthlessCriticism [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    It allows one to use other materials for fission. Notably some nuclear waste can be used to make more energy.

    • build_a_bear_group [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I am not sure if that is true. I am not up on the specific isotopes that are traditionally considered fuel and waste, but the thing I linked is proposing a specific uranium isotope. The process works best if the fission produces a Tritium nucleus. The main this is that you are getting the bulk of energy out of the fusion, and therefore using less fission material.