Re: This sort of shit
The short answer to your question is. To prevent meltdown.
To start the reaction you need to pass a threshold temperature.
After that you will start to get exccess energy. The problem is that the generation of excess energy has a positive feedback loop. As the temperature rises so does the generation of energy. In the report they mention a test where the reactor got to hot and went into meltdown wich stopped the reaction.
In the report they describe how they pulse the input power so that the reactor cools down a bit between the pulses thereby preventing a runaway process. This was also the reason the second test in march had a lower power output. They wanted to be sure the reactor was stable.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
