Thread: Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced

Originally Posted by Neverna

^ I think you are being overly optimistic on everything, David.

The neutrons produced from fusion will be just as dangerous as neutrons produced from fission.

Agreed I didn't claim it was risk free, nearly all technology has risks, there is also the argument that tritium fuel will not be self sustaining and therefore likely need replenishment that require fission products.

I am a dinosaur on the technology but the ITER team seem confident the theory can work at wholesale scale .Of course managing ionising radiation has a range of aspects from Volume, containment, storage and half lives.

If we are looking at the 'Bigger Picture" the human ad environmental costs of all fules need be compared.

Whatever my knowledge or lack of it the Chinese Americans and EU are going for it.

China'''s Artificial Sun Just Broke a Record for Longest Sustained Nuclear Fusion | Smart News|
Smithsonian Magazine

If the Chinese make a quantum leap if you will they ay be able to mass produce for their industry and client states.

It's still all a long way off. Not in my lifetime, methinks.