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What is your expectations about the Polywell potential as full-sized reactor? The Polywell will ...:

I think it will do better than a normal fusor. In fact, I think Dr. Bussard already did that with his WB6 reactor. However, breakeven won't happen unless, as Dr. B predicts, it is scaled up enormously ($250 million). And his scaling rule won't be proven until WB7 and WB8 are built. So, I'm voting half-way here: better than a normal fusor, but not yet achieving breakeven.

Sorry, the question is about the full-size reactor (2 meter of diameter --> R&D phase 2). A big Polywell will...:

I too went for;

> Improve confinement and fusions compared to fusors
> but not reaching break-even

WB7 will be 3 times more efficient than WB6 when it comes to electron losses.

I expect absolutely nothing but I want Dr Bussard to get a fair chanse to test out his theories. Fully funded and with no strings attached to know once and for all if this concept has any merit. We all know fusion can work (The Sun). We just need to find the right concept to get it to work. And his is as good as any.