Fusion Energy

DaveinOlyWA · 12-10-2006, 01:45 PM

i was watching a special this morning on the Sun and was nearly floored by a statement near the end of the one hour show. a company in England is in the process of building a fusion reactor that will for the first time, create up to 10 times more power than it consumes.

this is the same company that first announced about 30 years ago that they had figured out how to create, control and maintain a fusion reaction. as we all know, yes it can be done, but current technology requires more power in than can be produced. anyone else here anything about this. i saw this on the Science Channel

fshagan · 12-10-2006, 02:43 PM

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i was watching a special this morning on the Sun and was nearly floored by a statement near the end of the one hour show. a company in England is in the process of building a fusion reactor that will for the first time, create up to 10 times more power than it consumes.

this is the same company that first announced about 30 years ago that they had figured out how to create, control and maintain a fusion reaction. as we all know, yes it can be done, but current technology requires more power in than can be produced. anyone else here anything about this. i saw this on the Science Channel
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I've read that its theoretically possible to make a breeder reactor using fusion, but its never been achieved. Perhaps they've solved the problems. There's been a ton of word done in super conductivity in the past 30 years that might have been helpful.

Let's hope there's enough of a profit incentive for them to actually develop it for widespread use.

F8L · 12-10-2006, 02:57 PM

I read a small snippet in the "Revenge of Gaia" book by J. Lovelock. I think it may have been the same company he mentioned. If they can firgure it out then it would answer a lot of prayers.

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12-10-2006, 02:57 PM	#3
F8L Collecting Data on Nature Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA. Posts: 3,989 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 15	I read a small snippet in the "Revenge of Gaia" book by J. Lovelock. I think it may have been the same company he mentioned. If they can firgure it out then it would answer a lot of prayers.