Description
General Fusion is a leader in the fusion industry, developing uniquely practical Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology that addresses the key barriers to commercializing fusion technology. General Fusion’s MTF technology is designed to scale for cost-efficient power plants. It uses mechanical compression to create fusion conditions in short pulses, eliminating the need for expensive lasers or superconducting magnets. We present a design for an MTF power plant that produces its own fuel and inherently includes a method to extract energy and put it to work.
This poster provides an overview of the conceptual design of a General Fusion liquid metal MTF power plant as well as supporting experimental results from multiple test beds. This includes results from the Cylindrical Water Compressor, a prototype of the liquid compression system that used high-speed drivers to form and rapidly compress a liquid cavity with the required symmetry and surface smoothness. Results from SLiC, a spherical tokamak operated with liquid lithium as a plasma facing surface, will also be shown.