TAE C-2W

TAE C-2W

Purpose: TAE C-2W (Norman) — world's largest FRC device; p-B11 test bed Category: Technical Assessment This technical assessment synthesizes evidence about TAE C-2W. It connects to 6 entities in the network, drawing from multiple source documents and research programs.

Key Relationships

• → Global FRC Lineage (assessment): TAE = US commercial FRC program. Part of global lineage. C-2W results referenced by China's CAE paper. Collaborates with Japan (Nihon) and Canada (Queen's). World's largest compact-toroid device.
• → AFRL DPF 2006 (assessment): Both use p-B11 aneutronic fuel. TAE C-2W (FRC, 'ideal test bed for p-11B') + AFRL DPF (DPF, Q=3-6, 'plasmoid weapons'). Same fuel, different confinement. TAE = commercial, AFRL = military.
• → Orb Weapon Def. (assessment): TAE C-2W = world's largest compact-toroid device. FRC, β ≈ 1, p-B11. Same physics as orbs. 'Ideal test bed for p-11B Fusion Pilot Plant.' Commercial mirror of classified orb program.
• → Miley p-B11 (assessment): Both p-B11 fusion. TAE C-2W (FRC, steady state, 3 keV) + Miley 2016 (picosecond laser, avalanche). Different ignition approaches, same fuel. TAE = beam-driven, Miley = laser-driven.
• → Polywell WB-8 (assessment): Both achieve β ≈ 1. TAE C-2W (FRC, NBI-driven) + Polywell WB-8 (cusp confinement). Different approaches, same beta, same p-B11 fuel. TAE = commercial, Polywell = Navy classified.
• → Eos Atomics (organisation): Both use NBI (Neutral Beam Injection). TAE C-2W uses NBI for FRC heating. Eos Atomics builds NBI systems. Same technology. Eos = supplier, TAE = customer/compeer.