Lockheed Martin Patent for Its Fusion Reactor the Size of a Shipping Container

Lockheed Martin Patent for Its Fusion Reactor the Size of a Shipping Container

  • March 27, 2018
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Lockheed Martin Patent for Its Fusion Reactor the Size of a Shipping Container

Lockheed Martin has quietly obtained a patent associated with its design for a potentially revolutionary compact fusion reactor, or CFR. If this project has been progressing on schedule, the company could debut a prototype system that size of shipping container, but capable of powering a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier or 80,000 homes, sometime in the next year or so.

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