A graphic released in 2014 showed the magnetic cusp confinement design of the Skunk Works compact fusion reactor concept.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has canceled an ambitious project to build a nuclear fusion reactor, a top executive said on Aug. 28, confirming a previously undisclosed decision made at least three years ago. The Compact Fusion Reactor program was launched publicly in 2013 with lofty goals to produce...
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