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Why would, e.g., solar and chemical or physical storage be a stopgap? Why spend 20 years of building a fission reactor these days (other than for research, medi
by RandomLensman 1y ago
Why would, e.g., solar and chemical or physical storage be a stopgap? Why spend 20 years of building a fission reactor these days (other than for research, medical, or defense purposes) which also make awful targets in a conflict? Maybe just wait till fusion reactors are there.
- bluefirebrand 1y agoBecause the reactor will still run 20 years after that while the solar and storage will need to be replaced by then
- RandomLensman 1y agoReactors need ongoing maintenance, repairs, replacement.
- kulahan 1y agoWhy would fusion reactors magically appear when the entire field of nuclear energy production is, in this scenario, essentially dead??
- RandomLensman 1y agoNot sure why pursuing fusion needs building fission reactors for energy production.
- kulahan 1y agoBecause nuclear engineers, plant operators, radioactive mining facilities, and other types of workers that will be needed across both, need to be employed from today until fusion reactors are made.