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[[File:H2A-AssaultCarrierCore.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[CAS-class assault carrier|Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor]] | [[File:H2A-AssaultCarrierCore.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[CAS-class assault carrier|Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor.]] | ||
'''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[nuclear fusion]] reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant]] warships. They are much more advanced than the [[UNSC]]'s [[fusion reactor|fusion power plants]], and use [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] fusion. The process generates [[plasma]] that is compressed and heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems become disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 305''</ref> | '''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[nuclear fusion]] reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant]] warships. They are much more advanced than the [[UNSC]]'s [[fusion reactor|fusion power plants]], and use [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] fusion. The process generates [[plasma]] that is compressed and heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems become disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 305''</ref> | ||