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Is carbon fiber a viable candidate? Or carbon fiber layered on top of tungsten?

Instead of containing all that force, why can't you just redirect it? Like in a torus? Have an inflow valve from the initial reaction chamber into the torus, then just loop the plasma right? Are you getting tired of this conversation yet?

First of all, thank you, thank you for being patient with me and explaining this stuff to me Now, I thought you need both high density and high temp, of course, higher pressure means higher temp(sort of) like a pressure cooker, as for a liner would iron or gold be a good example of this? And...

Oh, wait now I know, you want the neutrons to heat the wall, so forget the heavy water as a moderator, but as a remedial source of tritium is it viable? and could a d-t reaction provide the necessary temp for a d-d reaction?

Note-I'm 17, just bouncing ideas, so I don't know how effective the heavy water would be at producing tritium, however, there must be concerns about producing breeder reactors... so assuming the pellet is used to start reaction why can't heavy water be used to sustain it? What is the...

Right, the reaction would stop immediately but all those neutrons would need to be stopped right? and as for the plasma, what material can absorb those ions or absorb most of the force in the event of an explosion?

Wait just thought of something...do you need equal parts tritium and deuterium or do you need more deuterium than tritium?

Alright, so d-t reaction it is. Lasers or Ion beams kick start the reaction and magnets confine it, but wouldn't you still need a moderator to stop the reaction in an emergency? So the heavy water could serve a double purpose, neutrons from the reaction would create more fuel(tritium) albeit...

I just understand how there is nuclear waste, I've been taught that radioactive materials are radioactive because they are inherently UNSTABLE, unstable material is needed for a fission reaction, so why is there waste? Shouldn't what leaves the plant be stable, non radioactive material? I agree...

What makes a d-t reaction better than a d-d reaction cycle? I would be most appreciative if anyone could suggest a resource with these figures and arguments...

Would heavy water, which contains tritium, be a viable substitute for breeding tritium from lithium? And could a laser combined with magnetic containment-using heavy water be better than lithium, I can't find which one slows neutrons more, heavy water or lithium, I would think heavy water would...

I accidentally misquoted the degrees needed, its not 400 degrees Celsius, its 15-40 million degrees, I am aware of the sites that are test reactors, as well as various ways to contain the energy, magnetic, etc... I was pointing out how one test reactor, mentioned above, managed to get very close...

"Its always good to keep track of where you gather your info for times like this. Don't feel foolish either, you need to make mistakes and do dumb things to appreciate the true experience of being right." Thanks, I got most of my info here...

where might I find*

Okay, where mind I find resources to help me with this stuff, it would be pretty cool to solve energy problems and eliminate need for fossil fuels use