tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22564701.post3737709976969862690..comments2023-11-05T13:47:40.435+02:00Comments on Warrior Forever : Nuclear Fusion Power the FutureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22564701.post-57456971972855583602009-08-14T18:56:22.257+02:002009-08-14T18:56:22.257+02:00The 2050-2060 timeframe is a best estimate based o...The 2050-2060 timeframe is a best estimate based on current levels of progress, the statements of the scientists involved and the pace of materials research. As with any estimate of this nature it can't be 100% accurate, but it's the best we can come up with at the moment. It may indeed take longer, of course, but the point I'm trying to make is that there's nothing we know of in the pipeline that might cause it to appear significantly earlier than that timeframe.<br /><br />This means that commercial nuclear fusion is at least a few decades out, so it will come too late to be of any help with our current problems with regards to global warming. In this context nuclear fission still makes the most sense, especially with the newer low-risk reactors which have begun to emerge over the past two decades. All things considered, it remains the safest, cleanest and most reliable power source we have and as such we should be investing more in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22564701.post-76710608459237278312009-08-13T17:39:30.873+02:002009-08-13T17:39:30.873+02:00Nobody can predict the future. Saying that Nuclear...Nobody can predict the future. Saying that Nuclear Fusion will only be ready from 2050 to 2060 is based on guesswork. It might even be later than that, Anonymous.Werner Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569899598523450270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22564701.post-66525974569795462802009-08-09T16:18:16.897+02:002009-08-09T16:18:16.897+02:00Bussard's IEC Fusion Technology (Polywell Fusi...<a href="http://iecfusiontech.blogspot.com/2009/01/easy-low-cost-no-radiation-fusion.html" rel="nofollow">Bussard's IEC Fusion Technology (Polywell Fusion) Explained</a> <br /><br />The <a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/06/fusion_energy.html" rel="nofollow">American Thinker</a> has a good article up with the basics. <br /><br /><a href="http://iecfusiontech.blogspot.com/2009/06/boys-at-talk-polywell-have-struck.html" rel="nofollow">WB-8 Contract Details</a><br /><br /><a href="http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2009/05/we-will-know-in-two-years.html" rel="nofollow">We Will Know In Two Years</a><br /><br /><b>Why hasn't Polywell Fusion been fully funded by the Obama administration?</b>M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22564701.post-74202998770504820282009-08-09T13:32:41.779+02:002009-08-09T13:32:41.779+02:00Nuclear fusion is more of a long-term option, whic...Nuclear fusion is more of a long-term option, which will take decades to become commercially viable. Until then, nuclear fission remains our best option, especially when the possibility exists of recycling nuclear waste through breeder reactors.<br /><br />We may see our first viable fusion reactors sometime in the 2050-2060 timeframe. Until then, it makes no sense to abandon research into fission reactors, especially when the science in that area is just starting to advance rapidly and we're achieving new levels of safety, lack of proliferation risk and the like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com