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Getting fusion to happen is the easy part. Building a reactor that is economical is not so easy. Fast neutrons, tritium management, corrosive molten salts, be
by anonuser123456 5y ago
Getting fusion to happen is the easy part.
Building a reactor that is economical is not so easy.
Fast neutrons, tritium management, corrosive molten salts, beryllium supply constraints…whole lotta material science problems you gotta work out at scale and on budget.
- AtlasBarfed 5y agoWHich reminds me of LFTR: http://transcriptvids.com/v/AHs2Ugxo7-8.html http://transcriptvids.com/v/AHs2Ugxo7-8.html Molten salts, vessel degradation, etc all need to be dealt with there, but with a far clearer path for positive energy production.