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Originally Posted by jowey
I find the lack of interest in "Fusion" in this forum rather interesting. Here is a power source that will not run out, is relatively safe and if Polywell is successful could be set down beside the current power plants and changed over.
Again it seems like the government is the only one interested in this power source for their submarines and the government will do the R&D.
I think it would be so ironic if someplace like China was successful in achieving energy independence, just because they are hungry.....
Of course I would prefer to get off the grid....
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I doubt it is a true lack of interest, but a lack of understanding. The differences between Fusion and Fission are not really something the general public is aware of.
There have been a number of movies made on the subject. Both comedies and dramas. Yet what the subject is about escapes most people because for years Nuclear fusion was thought to be impossible (and many people still believe this) and therefore was not something taught in school. In recent years there has been a lot more discussion about it because of experiments from different labs. I have to wonder if it is something obtainable in our life time.