Polywell update from May - sounds like things are going really well!

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20. Couple of points

Rick Nebel no longer works for EMC2. Nebels comments at the time were before the anomaly found near the E-guns in WB-8. Nebel was voicing his opinion that the intermediate step represented by Wb-8 should skipped, and EMC2 should explore the full size regime at 3 meters.


Secondly WB-8 is not a prototype, the stated goal of WB-8 was to look at scaling issues. Wb-8 is twice the size of Wb-7 (30cm to 60cm) and is run at 8T. TYheory says Net power with P-B11 would have to be 3 meters, not 60cm.

Wb-8.1 would only be a conversion from DD runs to P-B11 runs. Wb-9 might only be a net power try with P-B11. I would call that proof of net power concept.

WB-9.1 might be P-B11 Net Power with deceleration grids and He Scavenger systems, an actual prototype for commercial purposes.