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exboyfil

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1. Dr. Hossenfelder has some excellent videos

Reply to CloudWatcher (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:26 PM

Oct 2021

She has reinforced what I have thought about fusion for a very long time. It is a science project that might give us a better understanding of fusion and solar evolution, but it is not a practical solution to our technological issues. It is far off and does not justify the current spend. There are more mature technologies that we know how to do that are closer. The problem is that it is sold as a near term solution to obtain funding ($65B in the case of ITER).

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Fusion research and PR spin [View all] CloudWatcher Oct 2021 OP

Dr. Hossenfelder has some excellent videos exboyfil Oct 2021 #1

Dr. Hossenfelder fan club CloudWatcher Oct 2021 #2

No offense meant but I hope you do not mind if I hope that you and others that think cstanleytech Oct 2021 #4

She did not say "it will never work." What she said... NNadir Oct 2021 #7

Nuclear fusion and affordable nuclear fusion power are two very different worlds airplaneman Oct 2021 #3

Exactly! Mission statement from CERN... Duppers Oct 2021 #6

Former fusion scientist on why we won't have fusion power by 2040 PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #5

That big fusion reactor in the sky gets similar PR spin. hunter Oct 2021 #8

In this case the article Igel Oct 2021 #9