ParadiseLost
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The new design uses less energy because the fuel pellets come with a copper and/or gold sheathing, which decease the energy needed to contain the fuel as it achieves fusion, even if the difference is just a few milliseconds.
The metal carries it's own magnetic field, where as a raw fuel pellet would not.
The theory is sound, seems to work, and is now an engineering challenge to see if the same results can be achieved with other sheathing materials that are cheaper to burn than copper or gold.
This doesn't really address @Robovski and his concern about the "Perfect" Fusion being the enemy of the "Good" Nuclear at all.