Fusion plant

The Fusion Plant was a ships primary method of generating electrical power. It fused helium-3 and deuterium isotopes by heating them into a plasma of bare nuclei, which was then heated by microwaves to over 600 million degrees kelvin, triggering fusion. The energy of the charged particles was then converted into electricity that can be used to power the ships systems and weaponry.

Excess plasma was accelerated through a magnetic jet nozzle at the stern of the ship to produce thrust. This was the primary method of sublight propulsion in The Galaxy, and was referred to as "Fusion drive".