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Classic current UK move.... go it alone, for 'reasons'. In a field where 40 years of work hasn't yet led to a workable prototype which generates useful energy.
by djaychela 3y ago
Classic current UK move.... go it alone, for 'reasons'. In a field where 40 years of work hasn't yet led to a workable prototype which generates useful energy.
I have no idea what is going on in my country any more. Brexit was self-harm promoted as some kind of 'sticking it to the man', and now it seems we are doing so in other areas.
Fusion power would be amazing if it ever happens. I'm not qualified to know whether or not it will actually happen in my lifetime, but it's worth persuing.
- tim333 3y agoI agree UK politics are a mess but the new Step project seems quite interesting. >Engineers are hopeful that Step will generate 1.6GW of power – about half as much as Hinkley Point C – which equates to a net output of up to 200 MWe. https://archive.ph/NQ7Wg https://archive.ph/NQ7Wg They don't actually have a design yet but the idea is there.