Aneutronic Fusion
Aneutronic Fusion — Terra Invicta technology. Breakthroughs in aneutronic fusion reactions make our reactors more fuel- and cost-efficient than ever befor…
About Aneutronic Fusion
Aneutronic Fusion is a Terra Invicta technology in Energy with a research cost of 75,000.
Breakthroughs in aneutronic fusion reactions make our reactors more fuel- and cost-efficient than ever before.
Successive generations of fusion technologies have lifted us far above the gravity well of our home planet, and enabled us to reach - and exploit - neighboring worlds. Thanks to deuterium-helium-3 fusion, the gulf between us and them has grown ever-smaller. However, deuterium is ultimately too scarce a fuel source to indefinitely sustain our expansion into space. By building upon our understanding of deuterium-helium-3 fusion, our researchers have made a significant breakthrough - sustainable aneutronic fusion reaction, with strikingly low fuel costs. The fusion of a proton and boron, and that of hydrogen and lithium-6, are the keys. Even despite their higher ignition temperature, both protons and boron are far more abundant in the Solar System than deuterium. Our latest solid energy collectors can in addition harness this reaction efficiently, as they lose no energy to neutron radiation - all energy is instead released as electromagnetic radiation. This new breed of fusion reactor will create more power at lower costs, and with less shielding required, thus paving the way to larger habitats and stations, and sleeker ships with more powerful drives. Yet, this is just the beginning of our quest to harness the power of the stars themselves.