The Princeton Field Reversed Configuration (PFRC) fusion reactor concept enables the future battlefield. It would give an unassailable edge to combat forces by providing high power at any time. PFRCs would be small enough to be moved by truck, even a HEMTT.
DIU was impressed by how compact and powerful the PFRC can be without requiring any exotic technology or materials due to its low radioactivity.
Ryan Weed, Manager, DIU Space Portfolio (2022)
Below, a video on PFRC made for the ARPA-E OPEN 2018 program.
Resources:
- Slide deck
- One-page summary
- YouTube video of PFRC for space propulsion applications
- Journal of Fusion Energy paper (2023) on PFRC
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