The Focus Fusion Society Forums Innovative Confinement Concepts (ICC) and others Helion Reply To: General thought on old coal mines.

#4680
Aeronaut
Participant

Brian H wrote: I haven’t seen this mentioned here: http://www.helionenergy.com/ . It’s a straight-thru pulsing system which looks to have some promise. Can’t speak to its feasibility, but they have a 1/3 scale model which is operational. Claim is that about $10 million would allow up-size to commercial unity+ system in 2-3 years. Uses neutron/heat/steam system, so has heavy inefficiencies to deal with. Don’t know how the equipment would/will stand up to heavy neutron flux. Generates and recycles Tritium as part of the process.

Too bad they crippled it on the drawing board. btw- doesn’t Tri-Alpha own the FRCB patent?