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Post by indy on Dec 12, 2022 12:43:11 GMT
I suppose this could be important. From what I am reading, the DOE will make an announcement tomorrow.
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Post by Bact PhD on Dec 12, 2022 13:27:16 GMT
I suppose this could be important. From what I am reading, the DOE will make an announcement tomorrow.
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Post by LFC on Dec 12, 2022 20:51:54 GMT
I've heard that they've gotten a very small net positive return. That's important from a research standpoint but still leaves fusion as a far future technology, not one that will make an impact any time remotely soon.
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Post by indy on Dec 12, 2022 22:02:29 GMT
Oh absolutely. Not in our lifetimes or that of our kids, if I were to hazard a guess.
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Post by andydp on Dec 16, 2022 14:51:16 GMT
This short, and very cursory, history of fusion power was in our local paper today. Fusion: Hype, skepticism and geniusThis week government scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved a long-sought milestone in developing clean fusion energy. For the first time, the amount of energy produced by a fusion reaction exceeded the energy required to produce it. The press dutifully reported the news, but there has been little celebration outside of scientific circles. For most people, fusion remains a futuristic pipe dream, constantly lurking around the corner, never materializing. There are reasons for skepticism: Few scientific endeavors have been dogged by so many dead ends and false claims. But this has blinded us to the fact that, disappointments aside, scientists have been making slow but steady progress on fusion far longer than many people realize. digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/albanytimesunion/default.aspx |
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