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Fusion reactor

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A fusion reactor is a type of nuclear power plant that uses nuclear fusion for power generation.

Usage

A ground-site fusion reactor.

The United Nations Space Command utilizes nuclear fusion reactors to a great degree, from spacecraft to groundside bases. Fusion reactors powered by deuterium-deuterium reactions are used as a power source on UNSC warships. The reactor makes up the main component of a ship's primary propulsion system, known as a fusion drive, which uses vectored drive exhaust to provide thrust.[1][2]

The UNSC has also mastered fusion reactor technology on a remarkably small scale, as demonstrated by the miniature fusion plants mounted on the MJOLNIR armor.[3] Despite their size, these reactors are extremely efficient; the microfusion plant of the MJOLNIR Mark IV was capable of providing power for 15 years of continuous operation.[4] [GEN2] Mjolnir armor are equipped with a compact fusion reactor installed in the back of the armor's torso carapace.[5] The UNSC Army and Air Force units utilize air-transportable fusion reactor generators, like the MEP-PU-2550D/E Generator, to meet their mobile power requirements.[6]

The Covenant employ a more advanced type of fusion power plant, known as the pinch fusion reactor, to power their starships and other machines.[7]

Trivia

Real-world fusion reactors currently require more power than they release, so are not yet an economical means of electricity generation. Promising approaches include doughnut-shaped tokamaks, polywells and laser-driven inertial confinement fusion. In 2014, Lockheed Martin introduced the Compact Fusion reactor which promises to be an economical means of electrical generation.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Maw
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 275
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 45
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 140
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint: Halo Bulletin 9.24.14
  6. ^ Spartan Games: Make your Halo table look awesome!
  7. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 305