> If confinement is easier in a large machine, why are not very large machines being built?
They are. ITER was designed to be as large as the engineering allows. But that is Expensive.
The groups at MIT are trying to take advantage of the fact that newer superconductors allow you to get to ITER levels with smaller designs. However, those are Not Cheap either.
They are. ITER was designed to be as large as the engineering allows. But that is Expensive.
The groups at MIT are trying to take advantage of the fact that newer superconductors allow you to get to ITER levels with smaller designs. However, those are Not Cheap either.