The Homemade Amateur
Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Are you mad?!
People usually cringe when I mention the words “amateur” and “fusion” in the same sentence, so allow me to explain. As I mentioned in the “Fusion Methods” section, Inertial Electrostatic Confinement is a fairly simple method used to obtain fusion reactions. Invented in the late 50’s by Philo T. Farnsworth (inventor of the television as we know it today), the “fusor” (as it is sometimes called) uses ordinary vacuum-tube technologies to accelerate and collide nuclei of fusible atoms. Farnsworth’s original fusors were rather complex, but the concept is very simple, and can be adapted to your heart’s desire. THIS IS NOT COLD FUSION!!! It is very hot fusion, requiring temperatures of over 200 million degrees! To see why we can do this without destroying the machine, click here. Fusors are currently sold to qualified users as commercial neutron sources, and used for research in university labs. The idea is not based upon fringe science or new and untested theories. It, along with every other fusion reactor on earth, currently does not break even and produce power!