▲ 88 ▼ [Discussion] Are you pro or anti nuclear energy? Why? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 2 months ago by A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Pennywise 3 points 2 months ago (4 children) The future is fusion. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sanzky@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children) and will continue to be the future, forever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Pennywise 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) 2026 is getting spicy. NIF has repeatedly achieved ignition. In June 2026, the National Ignition Facility produced 7.9 MJ of fusion energy from 2.08 MJ delivered to the target, giving a target gain of about 3.8. This was only its 11th ignition shot. SPARC is nearing completion. The goal is Q > 1. We should know whether this works out or not in a few years. Helion is using a radically different D-T design that will capture energy via induction rather than making steam. Extremely ambitious! And even if it doesn't ever work out I can certainly still enjoy it for the scholarly sake of simply enjoying STEM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanzky@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) my issue with fission is that it is one of those ideas that are a perfect way to delay reasonable solutions (solar, wind and batteries) because some magical solution is arriving any second now. we do not need fission. we need political will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pennywise 1 point 2 months ago fusion not fission. Although I have no problems with fission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sanzky@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children) and will continue to be the future, forever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Pennywise 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) 2026 is getting spicy. NIF has repeatedly achieved ignition. In June 2026, the National Ignition Facility produced 7.9 MJ of fusion energy from 2.08 MJ delivered to the target, giving a target gain of about 3.8. This was only its 11th ignition shot. SPARC is nearing completion. The goal is Q > 1. We should know whether this works out or not in a few years. Helion is using a radically different D-T design that will capture energy via induction rather than making steam. Extremely ambitious! And even if it doesn't ever work out I can certainly still enjoy it for the scholarly sake of simply enjoying STEM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanzky@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) my issue with fission is that it is one of those ideas that are a perfect way to delay reasonable solutions (solar, wind and batteries) because some magical solution is arriving any second now. we do not need fission. we need political will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pennywise 1 point 2 months ago fusion not fission. Although I have no problems with fission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pennywise 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) 2026 is getting spicy. NIF has repeatedly achieved ignition. In June 2026, the National Ignition Facility produced 7.9 MJ of fusion energy from 2.08 MJ delivered to the target, giving a target gain of about 3.8. This was only its 11th ignition shot. SPARC is nearing completion. The goal is Q > 1. We should know whether this works out or not in a few years. Helion is using a radically different D-T design that will capture energy via induction rather than making steam. Extremely ambitious! And even if it doesn't ever work out I can certainly still enjoy it for the scholarly sake of simply enjoying STEM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanzky@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) my issue with fission is that it is one of those ideas that are a perfect way to delay reasonable solutions (solar, wind and batteries) because some magical solution is arriving any second now. we do not need fission. we need political will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pennywise 1 point 2 months ago fusion not fission. Although I have no problems with fission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sanzky@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) my issue with fission is that it is one of those ideas that are a perfect way to delay reasonable solutions (solar, wind and batteries) because some magical solution is arriving any second now. we do not need fission. we need political will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pennywise 1 point 2 months ago fusion not fission. Although I have no problems with fission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pennywise 1 point 2 months ago fusion not fission. Although I have no problems with fission. permalink fedilink source parent
