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One tiny nit -- the plasma is hydrogen which burns to create water, so there's every chance it will come back as rainwater, it's just not terribly concerning.
by Tloewald 11y ago
One tiny nit -- the plasma is hydrogen which burns to create water, so there's every chance it will come back as rainwater, it's just not terribly concerning.
- Razengan 11y agoDoes that mean fusion reactors could generate "excess" water which could be used to treat drought-affected areas? Sounds like an eventual win/win!
- lmm 11y agoThere are any number of wonderful things you can do with a supply of cheap electricity :). I believe desalination is largely uneconomic at current electricity prices but used a little in Israel?
- Tloewald 11y agoThe amount of hydrogen produced is minuscule. The energy released is given by E=mc^2 where m is the difference in mass between the Deuterium and Tritium atoms and the resulting Helium atom and neutron. Even a hydrogen bomb doesn't create a significant amount of water (consider that it weighs a few tons, and only a tiny proportion of its mass is converted).