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isn't helium valuable? seems like a good "waste" to produce
by rosywoozlechan 4y ago
isn't helium valuable? seems like a good "waste" to produce
- Apocryphon 4y agoSafe airships for all!
- OJFord 4y agoYeah that's GP's point by the 'only'. It's 'waste' as in a byproduct. It's part of the reason fusion's so sought after - it doesn't result in anything bad or that has to be carefully sequestered. (Apart from extraordinary heat I suppose. Perhaps there's an argument the actual reactor would always be a pretty risky place. But any incident isolated at least, worst case a remote industrial building burns down beyond economical repair.)
- DennisP 4y agoThe temperature is high but the amount of heat is no different than other thermal power plants. The atoms move very fast, but there aren't many of them.
- pfdietz 4y agoVery little will be produced. Indeed, a fusion reactor may leak more He from its cryo system than it creates.