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Jon_Beveryman t1_j0thgz5 wrote

Reply to comment by BalderSion in How do X-rays “compress” a nuclear fusion pellet? by i_owe_them13

Hey, thanks for chiming in! I did not realize anyone had gone that far in the engineering studies. That makes a lot more sense. I was dimly aware of developments in direct drive in the last few years, do you think direct drive is likely to hit the required pressures?

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BalderSion t1_j0tpoqf wrote

It's funny, because I have high confidence they can, and low confidence how. Just exposing my bias. Of course, I expected this result from NIF 10 years ago.

The challenge is likely to be uniformity rather than pressure. Presumably this can be addressed, but again I don't know much about the how.

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