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In reply to the discussion: Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy [View all]Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)20. This sounds pretty big.
"It's a landmark because they demonstrated stability of the plasma over five seconds. That doesn't sound very long, but on a nuclear timescale, it's a very, very long time indeed. And it's very easy then to go from five seconds to five minutes, or five hours, or even longer."
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At this point I don't even think bringing fission reactors on line will save us
exboyfil
Feb 2022
#1
Fusion scientists tend to be overoptimistic, which is why fusion has been....
PoliticAverse
Feb 2022
#19
I wish them success but as I have been following fusion progress announcements for over 40 years...
PoliticAverse
Feb 2022
#24
I wrote what an 8th grader would call a "research paper" on the "Elmo Bumpy Torus" in the 8th grade.
Gore1FL
Feb 2022
#45
That's not even the first step of addressing the climate crisis and its implications.
Calista241
Feb 2022
#6
It doesn't have to be clean energy plants to have a disastrous economic effect on petro-states.
Calista241
Feb 2022
#32
In 1989 one of my British Associates, whos was working for JET took me aside at a NASA Conference...
Rotegard
Feb 2022
#8
hydrogen fuel cells work best as a supplemental range extender for a battery car
paulkienitz
Feb 2022
#35
the big issue with fuel cells is delivery of the hydrogen to the point of use
paulkienitz
Feb 2022
#38
Fusion doesn't just have to become feasible, it has to become cheap to make any difference
paulkienitz
Feb 2022
#33