Pacific Fusion
6 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 21, 2026 by Carrie Von Munch · said 21 times in 3 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
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brought up most by Shayle Kann (14), Rob Black (6), Carrie Von Munch (1)
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2026 15 mentions in 2 episodes 8 per episode
2025 6 mentions in 1 episode
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May 21, 2026 neutral
May 21, 2026 positive
Pacific Fusion driver uses 156 container-sized modules delivering over 1 TW each
“For us, that driver consists of a 156 identical modules. Each of those modules produces more than a terawatt of peak power and sits in about the footprint of a shipping container and is made from oil, plastic, metal, and water.”
May 21, 2026 positive
May 21, 2026 positive
Von Munch: Pacific Fusion avoids laser energy losses via direct pulsed current
“So instead of using a capacitor bank to charge a laser and a laser to drive a target, we use a capacitor bank to make a large electrical current. That electric current squishes the target, and that's a whole lot more efficient because you don't have this lossy…”
May 21, 2026 bullish
May 21, 2026 bullish
Von Munch: Nothing prevents fusion from being as cheap as any energy source
“If you look at the capital cost of the driver, if you look at the capital cost of balance of plan equipment if you look at the fusion game that you need to believe in, there's nothing preventing fusion from being as cheap as anything else out there”