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If it is a tokamak as is likely, the chamber will be under vacuum, unlike a pressurised water reactor which has a pressure vessel at high pressure. However a fully engineered design does not exist yet so what the plant to absorb the reaction's heat will look like is unknown.

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A fusion reactor operates by fusing atomic nuclei at high temperatures and pressures. The reaction self-regulates such that if any instability occurs, the reaction will cool down and cease. This passive safety feature significantly reduces the risk of an explosion compared to traditional fission reactors.

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