On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Alan Fletcher <a...@well.com> wrote:
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2834452/data-center/ > lockheed-martins-cfr-a-hot-fusion-breakthrough-for-power-generation.html > It seems to me that a major weakness of the new Lockheed Martin skunkworks reactor design is the fact that the superconducting magnets used to set up a magnetic confinement field are situated within the plasma being fused. The superconducting magnets will need to be at cryogenic temperatures. The metal toroids housing the magnets will be exposed to corrosion by the plasma and will serve as a heat sink, reducing the temperature of the plasma. Perhaps I've missed an important detail? Eric
