A potential hindrance to fusion power may help instead
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Alpha particles — energetic byproducts of nuclear fusion — may actually improve reactor performance instead of hindering it. Computer simulations of two reactors under construction, ITER in France and SPARC in Massachusetts, showed alpha particles suppressing turbulence, boosting heating efficiency by up to 25%, potentially making fusion reactors more viable and self-sustaining.
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