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How do you prevent the high temperature plasma (7 billion °C) from causing a meltdown in the fusion reactor?

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How do you prevent the high temperature plasma (7 billion °C) from causing a meltdown in the fusion reactor?

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The fuel is injected with great kinetic energy (600keV), but in small quantities, and calculations are done for the magnetic and electric fields to confine the plasma, keeping it away from the chamber walls.