Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Science

cos dem

(927 posts)

3. It's a science experiment, not a power plant.

Reply to GenXer47 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 05:59 PM

Dec 2022

As a science experiment, it's meant to observe the reaction for the purpose of collecting scientific data.
A power plant would be built fundamentally differently, since the point would be to use the excess energy to heat a fluid (e.g. water) to drive turbines.

I doubt the ITER even has a boiler (though maybe it does, IDK).

I'm not even sure that we would know how to build a power plant yet.

Cannot edit, recommend, or reply in locked discussions

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] GenXer47 Dec 2022 OP

Bigger picture Pantagruel Dec 2022 #1

No one knows how to do that Effete Snob Dec 2022 #2

cool device! GenXer47 Dec 2022 #5

Hero's Engine Effete Snob Dec 2022 #8

It's a science experiment, not a power plant. cos dem Dec 2022 #3

You start out assuming context and then you proceed to a massive misunderstanding Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #4

lots to unpack there but the tritium is running out anyway GenXer47 Dec 2022 #7

Interesting article. Thank you. Breeder fusion and D-Boron reactors sound very interesting Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #11

Even if tritium mining on the moon works BadgerKid Dec 2022 #12

Because we're at least decades away from it being good enough to use CloudWatcher Dec 2022 #6

Yep Effete Snob Dec 2022 #9

I wish it were all that simple Warpy Dec 2022 #10