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tokamak

also referred to as: tokamaks

4 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 23, 2021 by Dr. Scott Hsu · across every show →

Everything said about tokamak, oldest first

Dec 23, 2021 negative
Insight
Hsu: Inefficient laser heating puts inertial fusion further from wall-plug gain
“Even though they, they're both at the point of 70% of the input energy, the efficiency of tokamak heating is much higher than the efficiency of the laser. So you have a longer ways to go to get true wall plug gain, which is ultimately what you need.”
Dr. Scott Hsu Dec 23, 2021 ▶ 23:50 Is nuclear fusion getting close?
Dec 23, 2021
Assertion Supported
Hsu: The UK's JET tokamak achieved 70 percent instantaneous fusion power
“The record is held by the JET device in the UK, which is, has achieved about 70%, but I think it's important to, again, clearly define that this is the fusion, instantaneous fusion power is, has been about 70% of the heating power at that moment.”
Dr. Scott Hsu Dec 23, 2021 ▶ 20:13 Is nuclear fusion getting close?
May 21, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Von Munch: Best steady-state fusion result remains a 1990s tokamak record
“And the closest experimental result for steady state fusion is from a tokamak from the nineties, a factor of a few from the scientific finish line.”
Carrie Von Munch May 21, 2026 ▶ 10:26 A blueprint for scalable fusion power
May 21, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Von Munch: High-temperature superconductors are not needed for inertial fusion
“Something like high temperature superconductors are a relevant piece of the puzzle for steady state approaches like tokamaks instillerators. They're not relevant for inertial approaches like what we do.”
Carrie Von Munch May 21, 2026 ▶ 30:35 A blueprint for scalable fusion power
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