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T. A. Gardner said:
Fusion is decades away from being a workable system, at a minimum. Electrifying roads is a non-starter. There isn't anything close to the money to even do it on a small scale. Sure, there's people who are championing it, but like solar and wind, it will be a total fail. There are somethings that just don't work, and electrified roads is one of them.
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Not really. It's a few years away, all they have to do is build the plants.
 
Lightbringer said:
Not really. It's a few years away, all they have to do is build the plants.
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Wrong. First they need to demonstrate that they can run a sustained reaction for more than a fraction of a second. Then the plant has to be scaled up to a commercial size. It's a long way from that. There are likely other issues too like neutron embrittlement of everything involved...
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Wrong. First they need to demonstrate that they can run a sustained reaction for more than a fraction of a second. Then the plant has to be scaled up to a commercial size. It's a long way from that. There are likely other issues too like neutron embrittlement of everything involved...
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Son, the DoE already released the statement. It's all over but the crying.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Fusion is decades away from being a workable system, at a minimum. Electrifying roads is a non-starter. There isn't anything close to the money to even do it on a small scale. Sure, there's people who are championing it, but like solar and wind, it will be a total fail. There are somethings that just don't work, and electrified roads is one of them.
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Might be a lot sooner than you think.

In China, in January 2022, the EAST reactor broke the record for the longest sustained nuclear fusion with temperatures of 126 million degrees Fahrenheit - roughly five times hotter than the sun – sustained for 17 minutes.

China’s EAST reactor is being used to test the technology for the ITER reactor in the south of France, with some estimates now forecasting it could begin working as soon as 2025.

https://www.ief.org/news/how-close-are-we-to-unlocking-the-limitless-energy-of-nuclear-fusion
 
Lightbringer said:
Son, the DoE already released the statement. It's all over but the crying.
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So what? The DoE can't do more than a demonstration project. The technology isn't available. So, for the foreseeable future, it isn't happening regardless of what bureaucrats might dream.

...yet commercial electricity generation from fusion still remains a goal rather than a reality. Decades of overly enthusiastic predictions have led to a long-running joke that fusion is the energy source of the future—and always will be.
https://www.powermag.com/fusion-ene...is that it’s,on the grid as soon as the 2040s.

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You see that thing marked 'n' down in the corner? That is a BIG problem. Neutrons are what make you glow in the dark. They are also destructive. You produce lots of very fast nasty ones with fusion, a problem that hasn't been solved in the least yet.

Nuclear fusion reactor 'breakthrough' is significant, but light-years away from being useful
https://www.space.com/fusion-ignition-scientists-skeptical-explained

The process is at least decades away at a minimum. The only current viable option is nuclear fission, and the envirotards have made its use nearly impossible by their vocal stupidity.
 
serendipity said:
Might be a lot sooner than you think.

In China, in January 2022, the EAST reactor broke the record for the longest sustained nuclear fusion with temperatures of 126 million degrees Fahrenheit - roughly five times hotter than the sun – sustained for 17 minutes.

China’s EAST reactor is being used to test the technology for the ITER reactor in the south of France, with some estimates now forecasting it could begin working as soon as 2025.

https://www.ief.org/news/how-close-are-we-to-unlocking-the-limitless-energy-of-nuclear-fusion
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That doesn't take that energy and turn it into a form that is usable to generate electricity. We're a very long way from that at this point.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
So what? The DoE can't do more than a demonstration project. The technology isn't available. So, for the foreseeable future, it isn't happening regardless of what bureaucrats might dream.

...yet commercial electricity generation from fusion still remains a goal rather than a reality. Decades of overly enthusiastic predictions have led to a long-running joke that fusion is the energy source of the future—and always will be.
https://www.powermag.com/fusion-ene...is that it’s,on the grid as soon as the 2040s.

fig2-deuterium-tritium-fusion.jpg


You see that thing marked 'n' down in the corner? That is a BIG problem. Neutrons are what make you glow in the dark. They are also destructive. You produce lots of very fast nasty ones with fusion, a problem that hasn't been solved in the least yet.

Nuclear fusion reactor 'breakthrough' is significant, but light-years away from being useful
https://www.space.com/fusion-ignition-scientists-skeptical-explained

The process is at least decades away at a minimum. The only current viable option is nuclear fission, and the envirotards have made its use nearly impossible by their vocal stupidity.
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What do you mean so what? The DoE stating something as a fact means a lot.

Let me make this easy for you since you can't figure it out on your own. Our roads are going to be electrified soon. Some of them will be restricted to POVs because the trucks driving on the interstates will be autonomous and they don't mix well with human drivers.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
That doesn't take that energy and turn it into a form that is usable to generate electricity. We're a very long way from that at this point.
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Yes I am perfectly aware of that but there are so many groups around the world researching it now. Bill Gates has signed an agreement with Helion Energy to deliver fusion energy by 2028.

In contrast to other fusion companies, which rely on tritium to help fuel reactions, Helion Energy is looking at using Helium 3. In 2021, the firm was the first private company to achieve 100 million degrees Celsius and the optimum temperature for fusion is about twice that, Kirtley said.

While Helion’s deal with Microsoft is to get 50MW online, the company eventually aims to produce a gigawatt of electricity, or 20 times what it hopes to deliver to Microsoft.

The companies did not disclose financial or timing details of the power purchase agreement, or which Microsoft facilities would get fusion-generated electricity.

Historically, fusion research has mostly been funded by public bodies. However, funding for commercial fusion projects more than doubled in 2022, with fusion companies raising more than $2.83bn (£2.39bn) in funding, an increase of 139 per cent from 2021, according to a recently published report by the Fusion Industry Association.

In December, scientists were able to produce more energy than was consumed during a fusion energy reaction for the first time, in what was described as a potentially major step in the pursuit of zero-carbon power.

In the UK, West Burton in North Nottinghamshire was selected last October as the future home for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion energy plant, which could become the world’s first prototype commercial nuclear reactor.

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/ar...be-powered-partly-by-fusion-energy-from-2028/
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Wrong thread. Do try to keep up and post relevant shit...
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You're a bitter, old hypocrite, Terry. Are you in pain? Physical or mental? You're always crabby and hateful. You never have a good thing to say about our nation unless it involves harming others.

Clearly you think of life as a Zero Sum game and you're a little pissed because you're a loser. IMO, you need an attitude check before you end up even worse and everyone applauds at your passing.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/positive-sum-game
positive-sum game
positive-sum game, in game theory, a term that refers to situations in which the total of gains and losses is greater than zero. A positive sum occurs when resources are somehow increased and an approach is formulated in which the desires and needs of all concerned are satisfied. One example would be when two parties both gain financially by participating in a contest, no matter who wins or loses. Positive-sum outcomes occur in instances of distributive bargaining where different interests are negotiated so that everyone’s needs are met.

In contrast to the positive-sum game are the zero-sum game and the negative-sum game. The term zero-sum game refers to situations in which the total of wins and losses adds up to zero, and thus one party benefits at the direct expense of another. The term negative-sum game describes situations in which the total of gains and losses is less than zero, and the only way for one party to maintain the status quo is to take something from another party. It is in the context of negative-sum games that the most serious competition tends to occur.
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In short, start thinking in terms of win-win instead of always thinking of win-lose with you whining about losing.
 
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