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Fusion energy is not free. The cost of building a reactor alone puts the price in the same range as fission. But it's safer, and we have an abundance of fuel fo
by hvidgaard 10y ago
Fusion energy is not free. The cost of building a reactor alone puts the price in the same range as fission. But it's safer, and we have an abundance of fuel for it. So build it to handle base loads, use wind/solar where it makes sense, and use excess production to some meaningful task.
- stcredzero 10y agoThe cost of building a reactor alone puts the price in the same range as fission. But it's safer, and we have an abundance of fuel for it. The 2nd sentence will eventually put it in a lower price range than fission.
- hvidgaard 10y agoThe fuel cost of a fission planet is less than 15% of TCO, so it's not going to be much cheaper, if at all.