New rendering of SPARC released today in #JPP special edition. SPARC is a compact tokamak that will produce net energy from fusion for the first time in history. Credit: CFS/MIT-PSFC — CAD Rendering by T. Henderson
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wow,compared to ITER that is microscopic. this is what just one of ITER's enormous coils looks like. you folks are really pushing the envelope,i love it!
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To be honest here, ITER will likely be the first tokamak in history that will produce net energy from fusion (actually, this might be JET in the upcoming campaigns if we talk breakeven). SPARC is to follow ITER steps, no matter how you put it.
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What makes you imagine that ITER will get to fusion before CFS?
The ITER program began in 1985. It’s been 35 years and it’s still not built.
It is probable that not only CFS, but several other fusion startups as well, will archive ignition long before ITER.
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I still wish IEC had panned out so it wouldn't still be so big
At least it looks cool anyways...
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I can't find anything involving estimated time tables, so I suspect this is another case of "fusion power is only 30 years away".
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It is planned to be build next year and completed four years after.
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"Net energy gain" means more thermal output than heat injected to the plasma. It does *not* mean that SPARC will generate more electricity than it consumes.
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Your tweet was quoted in an article by slashdot
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