I'm not sure you grasp the problems inherent in fusion reactors. All proposed designs (all of them) require more energy to contain the reaction than the energy produced by the reaction.
Your solutions seems to hinge on cheap, plentiful power (a position with which I do not disagree). Fortunately, there's already a solution to hand - solar. I mean, the sun is everywhere. The cost of building and maintaining solar power systems is dropping like a paralyzed falcon, storage systems are improving and conservative estimates are expecting solar power to provide some 30% of the world's electricity needs by 2050 (I think that's what I read).
Don't mistake me - I'm not anti-nuclear power. It just seems odd to support a power system that requires a pretty huge technological breakthrough over one that's already working.
Plus, if your solar panel breaks, you can clear it up with a broom - no HazMat suit required.
Boru
Your solutions seems to hinge on cheap, plentiful power (a position with which I do not disagree). Fortunately, there's already a solution to hand - solar. I mean, the sun is everywhere. The cost of building and maintaining solar power systems is dropping like a paralyzed falcon, storage systems are improving and conservative estimates are expecting solar power to provide some 30% of the world's electricity needs by 2050 (I think that's what I read).
Don't mistake me - I'm not anti-nuclear power. It just seems odd to support a power system that requires a pretty huge technological breakthrough over one that's already working.
Plus, if your solar panel breaks, you can clear it up with a broom - no HazMat suit required.
Boru
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