A great amount of creativity has gone into this effort since the initial nuclear fusion energy experiments began in the 1950s. It has tackled numerous unexpected problems that have been encountered. Numerous unsolved issues reman despite the project promoters claims that almost no problems remain, in their quest to secure additional funding. To date it is likely that over $100-billion (USD) has already been expended on these types of experiments.
I’ve said it before but there’s no way a DT fusion plant can be built until one knows absolutely how much tritium is needed to start the plant until the breeding process comes on line, and one knows absolutely that the complex tritium breeding process will be successful. Since there is no way these things can be known, no reactor will ever be built.
The plans, for the fusion energy power plants to breed their own tritium fuel, only strives to generate enough for their own use since it is impractical to do otherwise. Most fusion energy experimental projects had assumed that the ITER project, in France, would test and refine the breeding and processing process so it would be a proven technology by the time other endeavors demonstrated the generation of a significant amount of fusion energy. The ITER project has grossly exceeded its original budget and is well over a decade behind its original schedule. They are unlikely to begin their breeding experiments until after 2039. Since the initial fusion energy experiments began, in the 1950, journalists, the general public and funders have heard the promoters claims that the hydrogen fuel is virtually limitless. Always omitted has been the fact that the current commercial price, for radioactive tritium, is more than $30,000 per gram. The promoters have become masters in omitting key evaluation parameters that could reflect poorly on their efforts. Such omissions are key to the communication strategy discussed in the above video.
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"You can't pay for creativity."
A great amount of creativity has gone into this effort since the initial nuclear fusion energy experiments began in the 1950s. It has tackled numerous unexpected problems that have been encountered. Numerous unsolved issues reman despite the project promoters claims that almost no problems remain, in their quest to secure additional funding. To date it is likely that over $100-billion (USD) has already been expended on these types of experiments.
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"We'll probably sell one [in China], and that'll be it" 😂Brilliant sense of humor.
I’ve said it before but there’s no way a DT fusion plant can be built until one knows absolutely how much tritium is needed to start the plant until the breeding process comes on line, and one knows absolutely that the complex tritium breeding process will be successful. Since there is no way these things can be known, no reactor will ever be built.
The plans, for the fusion energy power plants to breed their own tritium fuel, only strives to generate enough for their own use since it is impractical to do otherwise. Most fusion energy experimental projects had assumed that the ITER project, in France, would test and refine the breeding and processing process so it would be a proven technology by the time other endeavors demonstrated the generation of a significant amount of fusion energy. The ITER project has grossly exceeded its original budget and is well over a decade behind its original schedule. They are unlikely to begin their breeding experiments until after 2039.
Since the initial fusion energy experiments began, in the 1950, journalists, the general public and funders have heard the promoters claims that the hydrogen fuel is virtually limitless. Always omitted has been the fact that the current commercial price, for radioactive tritium, is more than $30,000 per gram. The promoters have become masters in omitting key evaluation parameters that could reflect poorly on their efforts. Such omissions are key to the communication strategy discussed in the above video.