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Startup Fuse Progresses to Terawatt Z-Pinch Fusion

By Brian Wang

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Oct 21, 2024
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Nuclear fusion startup, Fuse, is trying to make a mass production version nuclear fusion system based upon the Sandia Z Machine. This is magnetized target fusion using Marx generators. They leverage the Z pinch for their pulsed power approach.

They are making a 1-Terawatt TITAN machine and plan to build Z STAR which aims to produce 100 trillion neutrons …

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