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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

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According to the lab’s lore, Spitzer came up with the idea while riding a ski lift at Aspen Mountain in 1951. The Muse project was financed by internal R&D funds and used mostly off-the-shelf components. Like Muse, Thea focuses on simplified manufacture and maintenance.