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What would you suggest as an alternative base load technology?
by demallien 15y ago
What would you suggest as an alternative base load technology?
- rbanffy 15y agoI would go for thorium fission. As it seems, it's orders of magnitude easier to implement than deuterium fusion. Fusion is safer, I agree, and we should not abandon the research, but developing a thorium cycle for now instead of betting money on an uncertain approach to energy generation is, IMHO, smarter. As a civilization we need more energy (and, if climate changes faster, we'll need more) and we need on a predictable schedule. Fusion has been about the same number of decades (two) away since I was a young boy. I don't think it deserves the faith we are depositing in it. Much like space colonization and jetpacks, it is a broken promise. I'd also not forget other alternatives like molten-salt solar, hydro, wind and even photovoltaics that can offset some of the needs for power generation.