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The cost of fission fuel is already miniscule.
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
The cost of fission fuel is already miniscule.
- avalys 2y agoMinuscule sounds like a good lower bound to me! What’s the problem then?
- tuatoru 2y agoThe cost of Ph. D.s to operate the fusion reactor, vs the cost of associate degrees to operate a fission reactor. Also, the short life and disposable nature of the fusion reactor vessel - most proposals deal with neutrons by ablating lithium from the inside wall of the reactor vessel. And disposal costs, much more radioactive material to be disposed of than with fission, and it can't be reprocessed into fuel either. Also, the ancillary equipment needed for startup, and for operation, is much more expensive. The list goes on. The more you look, the worse it gets.