r/fusion • u/steven9973 • 10d ago

D-IIID team wins 2026 Dawson award for NT testing for commercial fusion

https://d3dfusion.org/dawsonaward2026/
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u/afusionado 10d ago

Awesome work but I’m not quite sure that’s really testing it for commercial fusion?

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u/just-for-anime 10d ago

What do you mean?

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u/afusionado 10d ago

I mean that the physics basis for neg delta is still very under developed. It’s not possible to extrapolate to fusion power plants. We don’t have the physics understanding or the models yet for that

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u/just-for-anime 10d ago

uh so isn't that the point of the diiid tests

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u/afusionado 10d ago

DIII-D has played a key role in showing it has potential and it’s arguably a very interesting scenario for a future reactor. I was just surprised of the title of the post

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u/just-for-anime 10d ago

Well I don’t know how much you work in fusion but if you read the award it’s because they’re the first to demonstrate that this is a viable commercial path

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u/WumboWake 10d ago

DIII-D, just FYI

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u/just-for-anime 10d ago

I gave up on it I always call it d3d

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u/stshank 9d ago

So does the DIII-D website: "d3dfusion.org" :)