Nuclear Fusion has potential beyond what you can imagine. It has the
potential to power the stars. It can offer practically infinite energy with zero
carbon emissions if it can be recreated on Earth. And unlike the current
nuclear fission technology, Nuclear Fusion does not produce any long-term
radioactive waste.
For decades, the technology has appeared to be just out of reach, yet the
reward is so great that billions of dollars continue to flow into the field.
However, Germany’s foremost plasma research facility has set a new record
with its new Nuclear Fusion Reactor, demonstrating that we are moving
closer to the wonderful objective of fusion power - an almost endless source
of clean, renewable energy.
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Shit title. Why do they feel compelled to do that?
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Little waste comparatively but what’s the plan for all the helium-4? It’s got clear uses but we’d be converting more and more of the sea to an inert gas…
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Looks amazing, over 40 million degrees kelvin. I wonder if the person clicking the ON button for the first time has a slight shiver his effect might blow up the earth.
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Helium is highly sought after and depleting for the medical industry, I do believe
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There are hundreds of years worth of Helium left, as the price is driven up by current demand more will become available as it will become more viable for extraction from harder to reach places.
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My point is that supply will eventually outstrip demand. With the nature of helium-4 it means it can’t be fissioned or fusioned further, I think it’s too stable.
There’s also the issue of all the oxygen produced when creating deuterium(H2) and tritium(H3).
It escapes the gravitational pull. It’s the one gas that can do that. You’ve probably seen it happen on multiple occasions.
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/01/775554343/the-world-is-constantly-running-out-of-helium-heres-why-it-matters
Oxygen is also something that burns.
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