Talk:Fusion Power Plant/@comment-50.14.184.182-20140608184640/@comment-24951265-20140608222222

In a way, I agree with you - but no, not really. The energy density of a fusing hydrogen/helium plasma is simply incredible, and makes the power of a fission plant look wimpy. So the containment equipment has to be stronger, thicker, and to keep the safety region in check, the actual reaction output is scaled down a bit. The reaction chamber itself is actually slightly underground, so that the vast majority of the force, should a containment breach occur, will be directed up and away from the Colony - leaving only ground shock as an issue - but that is already handled on a regular basis from meteor impacts in the area.

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And I've been ninja'd by the boss-man. I think we're both right, in some ways, but the upshot either way is - the plants stay at the power levels they're listed at.