= Direct energy conversion
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* https://www.iter.org/sci/MakingitWork[] <ITER> page mentions that 80% of energy goes out on <neutrons> and that capturing this is a major challengehttps://web.archive.org/web/20240622032631/https://www.iter.org/sci/MakingitWork{ref}
* 2024 <DARPA> announcement: https://x.com/DARPA/status/1819112110988657075
> We're requesting info & ideas for fundamental breakthroughs to enable high-power, direct conversion from <nuclear energy> into electricity by converting reactor <neutrons> to alphas or betas for voltaics.
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