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What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion

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What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
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What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
February 13, 2014 at 4:04 pm
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
February 13, 2014 at 4:27 pm
You know Min, the invisible hand of the market™ will get a hold of that soon enough. Never underestimate the power of human greed.
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
February 13, 2014 at 4:36 pm
If that greed drives the development of efficient fusion, we might just benefit in the long run.
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
February 13, 2014 at 4:38 pm
No. Never. It isn't the non-existent "invisible hand" that worries me. It's the actual hand of corporate crooks grabbing me by the balls that concerns me.
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
February 13, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Like I said on FB...
Congratz NIF!
Now do it at 10 per second (that's their estimate to have a "continuous" power station)
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
February 13, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Considering that I can recall hearing about the promise of fusion power when I was a child in the 1970s I remain skeptical that this will come to fruition any time soon.

That's not to say that it isn't worth pursuing - it's absolutely necessary that we do so.
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
February 13, 2014 at 5:19 pm
(February 13, 2014 at 5:12 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Considering that I can recall hearing about the promise of fusion power when I was a child in the 1970s I remain skeptical that this will come to fruition any time soon.

That's not to say that it isn't worth pursuing - it's absolutely necessary that we do so.

What you heard in the 70's was the fruit of the 70's oil price boom.
Then oil price went down and all was silent for a while...
Now... well.... history repeats itself, but fusion science and technology has advanced something in the meantime... so it's closer...
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
March 2, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Now if we can eliminate the inefficiency in delivery that is plaguing them, good times. They did not mention it in this article, but if I recall correctly (dicey in this case) there is at least an order of magnitude to work on?

Anyway, I don't have much of a problem with them having the time to work on containment before they can make a mini sun Smile
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
March 2, 2014 at 9:36 pm (This post was last modified: March 2, 2014 at 9:37 pm by Ryantology.)
(February 13, 2014 at 5:12 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Considering that I can recall hearing about the promise of fusion power when I was a child in the 1970s I remain skeptical that this will come to fruition any time soon.

That's not to say that it isn't worth pursuing - it's absolutely necessary that we do so.

I think it goes something like, we're always only 20 years away from fusion power.

Let's not forget that we have a giant nuclear fireball that delivers 10,000 times the amount of energy we need, every single day, to most of the world, absolutely free.
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RE: What's Being Called A Breakthrough in Fusion
March 4, 2014 at 12:13 pm
(March 2, 2014 at 9:36 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote:
(February 13, 2014 at 5:12 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Considering that I can recall hearing about the promise of fusion power when I was a child in the 1970s I remain skeptical that this will come to fruition any time soon.

That's not to say that it isn't worth pursuing - it's absolutely necessary that we do so.

I think it goes something like, we're always only 20 years away from fusion power.

Let's not forget that we have a giant nuclear fireball that delivers 10,000 times the amount of energy we need, every single day, to most of the world, absolutely free.
there lies the problem.
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