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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 | '''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[nuclear fusion]] reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant]] warships. They 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> | ||
In order to obtain fuel for their pinch fusion reactors, the Covenant operate various groundside facilities on worlds rich in tritium and deuterium, including [[hydro-processing center]]s<ref>[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ '''Xbox Live's Major Nelson''': ''News From Halo Fest'']</ref> and massive refineries such as that on [[Pegasi Delta]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref> | In order to obtain fuel for their pinch fusion reactors, the Covenant operate various groundside facilities on worlds rich in tritium and deuterium, including [[hydro-processing center]]s<ref>[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ '''Xbox Live's Major Nelson''': ''News From Halo Fest'']</ref> and massive refineries such as that on [[Pegasi Delta]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref> | ||