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Fusion already 'works.' The sun is a giant ball of fusion and fission. On earth we have already achieved net energy positive fusion at the JET experiment reac
by iaw 8y ago
Fusion already 'works.'
The sun is a giant ball of fusion and fission.
On earth we have already achieved net energy positive fusion at the JET experiment reactor.
Tokamak's have been in testing for decades with live fusion.
Home experiments like the Farnsworth Fusor have been built by teenagers.
The question around fusion power is not an 'if', it is a 'how much'. How much more time and money will it take to develop appropriate materials and processes to make fusion an economically viable power generation process?
- pier25 8y ago> How much more time and money will it take to develop appropriate materials and processes to make fusion an economically viable power generation process? That's what I meant with "works". A technical demo is irrelevant. Something "works" when it can be used to solve a problem which, as you pointed out, is still an unknown.
- muttled 8y agoWikipedia says JET at best did Q = 0.67, am I missing it hitting the break even point?