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2006-05-13 Science & Technology

Fusion progress: Japanese tokamak smashes record plasma duration time

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Posted by john 2006-05-13 07:58|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 an achievement that bodes well for the future of fusion energy.

In my grandchildren's liftimes (maybe). It's a great technical achievement, but otherwise just more energy independence wishful thinking.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-13 08:42|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-13 08:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Woohoo! Only a couple of $Bn per second.

Posted by Phiter Phavilet5544 2006-05-13 09:02|| 2006-05-13 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 It's only 20 years away, away, away, away.

Posted by 6 2006-05-13 10:41|| 2006-05-13 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 So it will cost nearly nothing to make seemingly endless amounts of electricity? What do you want to bet your power bill won't do anything but go up anyway.

Posted by Slinelet Jomolet1407 2006-05-13 11:06|| 2006-05-13 11:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Fusion has been 20 years away for several decades now.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-05-13 12:56|| 2006-05-13 12:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Will antimatter beat fusion to being a power source?

Posted by 3dc 2006-05-13 12:59|| 2006-05-13 12:59|| Front Page Top

#7 maybe it is time for hubby to stand up to the powers that be and refuse to use the gov't card and use our private one instead.

In PERT that's referred to as CTc, Constant Time to Completion.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-13 14:13|| 2006-05-13 14:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Fusion is a black hole for government research funds and has been since the 1950s. And by 2015, the ITER in France will be located in a Muslim country anyway. And if you think deuterium and tritium are free, try buying a bottle.

Posted by Darrell 2006-05-13 14:52|| 2006-05-13 14:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Okay, it turns out that deuterium is only $1.50/liter. Stock up now.

Posted by Darrell 2006-05-13 14:56|| 2006-05-13 14:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Tritium costs about $100,000 per gram to produce!

From: http://www.fusion.ucla.edu/ITER-TBM/ITER-TBM2/Tritium%20Supply%20Considerations.ppt
"Conclusions:
* Tritium available for fusion development will likely begin to diminish rapidly during the next 35 years
* Fusion should be developed expeditiously to take advantage of this unique opportunity
* Development of D-T fusion must be carefully planned world-wide taking into account available tritium"

Posted by Darrell 2006-05-13 15:08|| 2006-05-13 15:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Be careful of the B2 effect in cost estimates. If the production process scales well the cost could drop percipitously.

Posted by AzCat 2006-05-13 15:45|| 2006-05-13 15:45|| Front Page Top

#12 Are you saying B2's are cheaper by the dozen?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-13 16:41|| 2006-05-13 16:41|| Front Page Top

#13 How much are dilithium cystals?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-13 18:08|| 2006-05-13 18:08|| Front Page Top

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