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txlibdem

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6. Fusion power will be viable... one day. I hope this research speeds up the timeline.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 04:55 PM

Jan 2012

If we expect to survive beyond 2100 we will need fusion power and all the renewable energy sources. I view any other power source as nothing but a stepping stone to get us to fusion and renewables.

Fusion will help greatly with space exploration as well as providing domestic power. IMO fusion is inevitable.

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One step closer to controlling nuclear fusion [View all] n2doc Jan 2012 OP

The big question is... FBaggins Jan 2012 #1

It's only 30 years away! DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #2

So, I guess that means we should assume nuclear fusion will never be practical, huh? OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #3

It means that we shouldn't count on it. DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #4

Then, by the same token, we shouldn�t count on Gen IV fission reactors OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #5

Agreed. The stakes are too high. We shouldn't "count" on any power source. txlibdem Jan 2012 #7

+1 Nederland Jan 2012 #12

I wonder if you could build a bomb using similar principles. hunter Jan 2012 #11

Fusion power will be viable... one day. I hope this research speeds up the timeline. txlibdem Jan 2012 #6

I�m pulling for fusion, but I�m not confident it is inevitable OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #8

I'm completely agnostic about the type of fusion, I just hope is succeeds sooner not later txlibdem Jan 2012 #9

I�m pulling for the folks at EMC2 OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #10