American Fusion Inc (AMFN)

[BigBadWolf]

The Texatron™ platform's claim to achieve aneutronic D-^3He fusion in a modular, 100MW pilot unit by 2026 is. from both a physics and a regulatory standpoint, effectively impossible at this time.
To get D-^3He (Deuterium-Helium 3) to fuse, you need temperatures roughly 4 to 6 times higher than standard Deuterium-Tritium (D-T) fusion.. The Physics can't be ignored D-T fusion (the current industry focus) requires about 100–150 million °C. D-^3He requires nearly 500–600 million °C. 🤔$The $Reality is that the most advanced, multi-billion-dollar projects on Earth (like ITER or Helion) are still struggling to maintain stability at the lower end of that spectrum. There is no evidence that a modular device like the Texatron can reach, let alone contain, a plasma at half a billion degrees without instantly vaporizing its own confinement structure.
Scientifically speaking $The $Bremsstrahlung $Radiation $Loss in D-^3He reactions, the higher atomic number of Helium (Z=2) compared to Tritium (Z=1) causes a massive increase in Bremsstrahlung radiation.
Science / Physics🤫 & the $Problem as the plasma loses energy in the form of X-rays faster than the fusion reaction can generate heat.

Now The Dead End for this repeatedly rhetorical hype/ pump, Unless the Texatron has discovered a way to violate the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of particle energies which would require a Nobel Prize-level breakthrough the reactor will lose its burn almost immediately. You cannot simply pulsate your way out of a fundamental energy-balance deficit.

The company markets the Texatron as clean/aneutronic, but D-^3He fusion is not perfectly aneutronic. D-D (Deuterium-Deuterium) side reactions happen simultaneously, producing high-energy neutrons. You still need massive, expensive neutron shielding and $remote $handling for the reactor components. Calling it aneutronic in an attempt to avoid the regulatory scrutiny🙄 of a nuclear site is a scientific half-truth to be kind.