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|Type    = Power supply
 
|Type    = Power supply
 
|TL      = 10
 
|TL      = 10
|size    = 333 liters
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|size    = 333.0 liters
|weight  = 500 kg
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|weight  = 500.0 kg
 
|cost    = Cr3,300
 
|cost    = Cr3,300
 
|footnote= Per MW plant output, minimum size 20 liters
 
|footnote= Per MW plant output, minimum size 20 liters
 
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[[Fusion+]] is the popular name for a portable, piezo-nuclear fusion power plant. [[Cleon Zhunastu]] used such power plants to transform a nascent [[Third Imperium]] into [[Charted Space]]'s largest government.
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[[Fusion+]] is the popular name for a portable, piezo-nuclear fusion power plant.  
  
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== Description / Specifications ==
 
The process uses water with an high dose of deuterium (a heavy isotope of hydrogen) as a fuel supply. The deuterium is extracted via electrolysis and fused producing tritium (a triple-heavy form of hydrogen appearing only as a byproduct of nuclear reactions) and eventually helium-4 (a byproduct of deuterium-tritium fusion).
 
The process uses water with an high dose of deuterium (a heavy isotope of hydrogen) as a fuel supply. The deuterium is extracted via electrolysis and fused producing tritium (a triple-heavy form of hydrogen appearing only as a byproduct of nuclear reactions) and eventually helium-4 (a byproduct of deuterium-tritium fusion).
  
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Larger Fusion+ plants are composed of a number of smaller, independent cells.  
 
Larger Fusion+ plants are composed of a number of smaller, independent cells.  
  
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== History & Background / Dossier ==
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These power plants, once perfected, almost always transform earlier societies into interstellar ones.
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[[Cleon Zhunastu]] used such power plants to transform a nascent [[Third Imperium]] into [[Charted Space]]'s largest hyper-polity.
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Fire, Fusion, & Steel|page=67}}
 
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Fire, Fusion, & Steel|page=67}}
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|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
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Revision as of 15:28, 10 December 2017

Fusion+
Type Power supply
Tech Level TL–10
Cost Cr3,300
Size 333.0 liters
Weight 500.0 kg
Per MW plant output, minimum size 20 liters

Fusion+ is the popular name for a portable, piezo-nuclear fusion power plant.

Description / Specifications

The process uses water with an high dose of deuterium (a heavy isotope of hydrogen) as a fuel supply. The deuterium is extracted via electrolysis and fused producing tritium (a triple-heavy form of hydrogen appearing only as a byproduct of nuclear reactions) and eventually helium-4 (a byproduct of deuterium-tritium fusion).

The Fusion+ is an efficient (producing very little waste heat) energy output through catalyzed fusion of hydrogen. Cold fusion is distinguished from Fusion by its small size: Fusion is suitable for large multi-kiloton installations; Fusion Plus is a small, relatively portable installation suitable for vehicles and homes.

The units are small, sealed, self-contained cold fusion power sources. Virtually maintenance free, they are sited throughout many ships and installations as independent power sources. Powered by water, they are inspected and cleaned annually, at which time their small water tank is refilled.

Larger Fusion+ plants are composed of a number of smaller, independent cells.

History & Background / Dossier

These power plants, once perfected, almost always transform earlier societies into interstellar ones.

Cleon Zhunastu used such power plants to transform a nascent Third Imperium into Charted Space's largest hyper-polity.

References & Contributors / Sources

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