Nuclear Fusion Reactor To Be Built Near Retford.

[Anna B]

A New Nuclear Fusion reactor to be built near Retford, according to Look North. First one in the world, as all previous attempts have been experimental.

It will be able to provide almost limitless cheap, clean energy. Won't come on line for 20 years, but it's a start.

 

So it looks like nuclear fusion in quantity is finally possible.

Will it happen do you think?

Edited October 3, 2022 by Anna B

[Pyrotequila]

They've been teasing nuclear fusion for decades!
The science behind it is sound in theory, but putting it into practice is incredibly difficult and obscenely expensive.

[Dromedary]

2 hours ago, Anna B said:

A New Nuclear Fusion reactor to be built near Retford, according to Look North. First one in the world, as all previous attempts have been experimental.

It will be able to provide almost limitless cheap, clean energy. Won't come on line for 20 years, but it's a start.

 

So it looks like nuclear fusion in quantity is finally possible.

Will it happen do you think?

I think you have already answered that as it won't come online for 20 years for a good reason and in another 20 years they will still be saying soon!

 

In any case even IF they do crack it do your really think it will be cheap after all the money that has already been pumped into trying to make one work?

[Anna B]

Who knows, and who's paying?

[Mister M]

11 minutes ago, Anna B said:

Who knows, and who's paying?

Nottinghamshire CC leader and MP for a North Notts seat Ben Bradley was on LBC, and he said that it was publicly funded. Though once it's up and running, the public having stumped up the money, no doubt the Tories will privatise it

[Jim Hardie]

18 minutes ago, Mister M said:

Nottinghamshire CC leader and MP for a North Notts seat Ben Bradley was on LBC, and he said that it was publicly funded. Though once it's up and running, the public having stumped up the money, no doubt the Tories will privatise it

I thought the Tories were finished.

[Jack Grey]

Nuclear fusion plant to be built at West Burton A power station

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-63119465

[Dromedary]

2 hours ago, Mister M said:

Nottinghamshire CC leader and MP for a North Notts seat Ben Bradley was on LBC, and he said that it was publicly funded. Though once it's up and running, the public having stumped up the money, no doubt the Tories will privatise it

By the time it may be up and running there will be no tories left!

 

1 hour ago, Jack Grey said:

Nuclear fusion plant to be built at West Burton A power station

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-63119465

Yep it is being built it but will not work just yet as no country has managed it so far, maybe in 20 years or so but nowhere soon.

Edited October 3, 2022 by Dromedary

[bungleboy69]

1 hour ago, Jim Hardie said:

I thought the Tories were finished.

We can only hope.

[Guest sibon]

11 hours ago, Jim Hardie said:

I thought the Tories were finished.

They haven’t finished yet Jim.

 

There is still a bit of the economy left and some bits of the national infrastructure to sell.