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Nuclear fusion experiment sets record for time at 100 million degrees Celsius (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (11 children)

No, nuclear is a viable addition to other clean energy initiatives.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (10 children)

Particularly nuclear fusion, which doesn’t generate long-lived radioactive isotopes as byproducts of energy production. Nuclear fission still has a place to be sure, but once we crack the dilemmas with fusion all bets are off when it comes to generating huge amounts of clean energy.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Fission gets a bad rap. The amount of waste it produces is minuscule compared to the amount of waste generated by fossil fuels, and it’s generally easier to deal with too. Just needs actual proper maintenance and care.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Biggest and just about onliest problem with nuclear fission is how expensive it is to set it up, both in terms of time and money.

Edit: typo

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