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What downsides are there to fusion power, assuming it's commercially viable in a couple of decades? What negative externalities are there that could make it pro
by ragebol 6y ago
What downsides are there to fusion power, assuming it's commercially viable in a couple of decades? What negative externalities are there that could make it prohibitive?
Fossil fuel has pollution etc, solar takes up lots of space and is apparently also ugly, wind energy is ugly and makes noise (according to NIMBYs).
What argument could a NIMBY person have against fusion power, besides the big building in their back yard?
- Tepix 6y agoCan't be miniaturized, thus expensive. Not mobile.
- swebs 6y agoAny large power plant is pretty much a missile target if war breaks out, I guess.
- lambdatronics 6y agoRadioactive leaks/accidents -- they will be orders of magnitude less of a problem than fission, in the worst case, but people are innumerate, so they'll still object.