rashidas wrote: Let’s use the proposed $5 million dollar donation as a starting point. Would this amount be enough to build and run a 10 MW power plant – either base load or peaking?
Whoa… 🙂
As FF still needs a variety of components validated first, I think such money should be split between getting LPPX-1 through its testing regime and simultaneously funding at least the following items which I’ve put in what I imagine is the descending order of difficulty/expense:
X-ray direct conversion “onion”
Electrode erosion quantification and mitigation.
Capacitor bank lifespan and life extension.
Alpha direct conversion coil design.
Helium coolant system.
All of the above need to be worked on and validated before it becomes possible to design even a prototype power plant… and I’m sure there’s other things I’ve overlooked 🙂
