Proton-Proton Fusion

Proton-Proton Fusion
Research Cost: 100000
Summary
By mastering the ultimate form of fusion reaction, we will tame the power of the sun.
Description
Since the beginning of the modern age, we have reached for the stars above. And since the revelation that there is indeed life on other worlds, we have sought their knowledge for ourselves. To achieve this, we will also need to claim the power of the sun for ourselves - to be specific, recreating the fusion chain that occurs within the heart of a star. Since the day we first accomplished nuclear fusion in space, we have created ever-stronger electromagnetic containment fields, we have designed multilayered reactor chambers, and we have developed ever more potent fuel sources. By combining all these advances, we have at last mastered the most energetic fusion reaction in the universe: proton-proton fusion. Using a complex, yet elegant, web of electromagnetic fields, we press the protons together in our reactors, mimicking the extreme pressures and temperature of a sun, and fuse the protons into helium atoms. This reaction releases its massive energy as pure electromagnetic radiation and electrons. Both of these can be harvested by solid-state collectors, then transformed directly into energy. This breakthrough thus enables the construction of breathtakingly efficient fusion reactors, and will allow humankind to spread its wings like never before.
Full List of Prerequisites. Name Type Cost Deuterium-Tritium Fusion 50000 Deuterium-Helium-3 Fusion 75000 High-Energy Lasers 1000 High-Temperature Superconductors 40000 Carbon Nanotubes 3500 Magnetic Force Manipulation 2500 Advanced Electromagnetism 1000 Supercapacitors 10000 Molecular Assemblers 25000 Deep Space Propulsion Concepts 1000 Superconducting Magnets 10000 Photonic Computing 1500 Vacuum Electrostatic Principles 1000 Neutronics 15000 Advanced Carbon Manipulation 1000 Nuclear Fusion Methodologies 50000 Superalloys 5000 Advanced Hydrogen Containment 20000 Advanced Atomic Manipulation 10000 Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion 75000 Advanced Heat Management Concepts 2500 Advanced Neural Networks 5000 Ultracapacitors 40000 Particle Beams 5000 Advanced Superconductors 3500 Mission To Space 250 Quantum Computing 15000 Aneutronic Fusion 75000 Nuclear Fission In Space 2500
Total Research Cost (including itself)
	385500		21500
	0		183000
	0		0
	56250	Total	646250
Direct Prerequisite For
Techs		Projects
		(100%)Fusion Tokamak V • (100%)Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Reactor III • (100%)Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor VI
Effects
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The Economy priority increases per capita GDP in a nation by an additional 2%
Quote
"It was Bertrand Russell who defined the distinction between knowledge by description and knowledge by acquaintance. Soon, so very soon, our understanding of distant worlds will not stem from mere readings and photographs, but instead from walking upon alien soil." Director Khalid Al-Ashgar, Project Exodus From press briefing materials for Project Bifrost
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