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Originally Posted by antikristuseke
There are several different fusion reactor designs allready in the works, from tokomaks to laser fusion, for nuclear energy nerds the next few decades should bring quite a few interesting developments and I wouldnt be too surprised if we had practical, first generation, fusion reactors going online.
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If the projects get the amount of funding they actually require.
The mass media would take an "anti" attitude to any form of nuclear research - it sells copy and panders to the wider publics fear of anything "nuclear". After all, say nuclear to most people and they think bomb or Chernobl, not anything positive.
How many people know or care about the distinction between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Not many, probably.
Politicians are another obstacle. Here in Scotland, no party will support nuclear energy in any way, shape or form. They're all enamoured of "green" energy sources that may not provide as much energy as we actually need.
Until politicians and the media get they're act together and actually look at FACTS, not hearsay, those attitudes won't change.
Mike.