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		adrianN on Oct 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Skunk Works Reveals Compact Fusion Reactor Details Small size means you can build it easily. It's not a huge undertaking like ITER.

Someone on Oct 15, 2014 [–]

I think it is more a matter of tolerances than of size what makes ITER take so long. Also, it is experimental. That means that it is not just a matter of ordering stuff and putting it together.

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