Aneutronic fusion device

Helion pulsed fusion device

By the way, "helion" means an ion made of Helium-3. Not to be confused with some local brat.

Here's a fusion device that I haven't looked at before. It doesn't appear too complicated, nor too hard to grasp.

The claims being made seem rather bold. They believe that they can do this in the not too distant future. How soon? Very soon.

The way it works is better explained elsewhere, though. Basically, they create a plasma, and then smash it, against another one they make, at 1 million mph (otherwise known as ludicrous speed). They say that they've accomplished some pretty ludicrous temperatures this way, which helps it all work ludicrously cheap and abundantly.

It looks like they will produce some neutrons, after all. Neutrons are ungood. Also, they have to use Helium-3 as a fuel. Helium-3 is ludicrously expensive and rare. There always seems to be a catch, drat it. Not to worry, there's plenty of the stuff on the moon. But you have to get there, and put a lot of mining equipment there. Hmm. Another catch. Paging Elon Musk, paging Elon Musk.

There is another possible source of Helium-3, and that is the device itself. So if it can get going, then it will be able to at least partially supply itself. Neat trick.