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> "Nuclear fusion. 30 years away since 1950" Those projections usually include the caveat "if properly funded" - https://i.imgur.com/3vYLQmm.png https://i.imgu
by closetohome 6y ago
> "Nuclear fusion. 30 years away since 1950"
Those projections usually include the caveat "if properly funded" - https://i.imgur.com/3vYLQmm.png https://i.imgur.com/3vYLQmm.png
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- willis936 6y agoI’m not sure why this is being downvoted. Reactor studies come out every decade and validate this study every time.
- tim333 6y agoI'm not sure lack of money has been the main issue. ITER is projected to cost $22-$65 bn and still won't be able to produce practical power because the tech isn't up to it. It's only the discovery of REBCO magnets that has made the SPAC design perhaps possible. Switching ITER to an updated design might be an idea.
- willis936 6y agoWhere are you getting that ITER budget range? From what I can tell, it is much closer to $20 billion. That’s for a project that began in the 80s and will finish in 2045. 20 billion over 60 years is a pittance compared to the 15+ TW the world spends on energy.
- tim333 6y agoIt was an estimate from the US department of energy https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/10/nextbigfuture-said-iter-would-cost-45-billion-more-and-doe-agrees.html https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/10/nextbigfuture-said-ite... which ITER dispute.