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I’m not really looking for an exact figure, really just whether it would require very little fuel (like a fission reactor) or a constant flow (like a coal generator). I really don’t understand how a theoretical reactor would work, so I have no idea whether this is even a valid question :P, but any response would be appreciated! P.S. If necessary, assume a desired power output sufficient to power a small city
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In a fusion reactor a small amount of an isotope of hydrogen with an atomic weight of 2 will be encapsulated in small packets. A set of powerful lasers will pulse in unison to cause the pellet exterior to explode and thus compress the hydrogen (deuterium). The deuterium will then be converted to helium and because the mass of helium is less than the mass of a pair of deuterium atoms significant energy is released.
Converting about 2 grams of hydrogen(deuterium) per second would provide the energy needed to drive a megawatt generator.