British claim major breakthrough in nuclear fusion testrun

[Skybird]

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60312633


A declaration of war against German windmill lovers? The current German govenment wants 2% of German soil being turned into German windfarms. And Baerbock wants to bring in US-citizen chief of Greenpeace into her staff team, giving her German nationality and making her a a state secretary.



( They all made the calculation without the just starting (!) inflation. The supply bottlenecks drive up costs, product costs rise, then even higher wage increases are demanded, and then inflation starts galloping instead of running fast. The post-Corona horror has just begun. Add to this that the Europeans want to push up costs for energy intentionally, and dramatically.)


Consideirng how far away fusiun reactors still are, I wonder whether they will arrive in time to make a difference in the industrial fall. ITER in Southerhn France plans to demostrate, when it is finsihed, that they cna generate 10 time smore energy than they have to poump into it to have it running. But so far that is just - wishful thinkling. The British testrun in the link above, while it lasted consummed 1% of the British powergrid' total output.

[mapuc]

I get the feeling that the solution to the main problem will come by some mistake.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

If only it meant that UK energy bills weren't about to rise by 54% in April

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by mapuc

I get the feeling that the solution to the main problem will come by some mistake.

Markus

Yes, going Big-Time-BOOOM is kind of a solution to all our existence's needs and problems...

[Catfish]

Maybe a new sun will rise.. but it is a european joint project, ITER is being built in France and fusion is being promised since 40 years

Seriously 5 seconds is indeed a lot, but a material to withstand solar temperatures for a longer time will have to be developed, even if the plasma can be contained in a magnetic bottle.

Thanks to humanity's priorities there is no money for a worldwide health systems, for education or for more scientific research. War and elections cost more .. if only 5 percent of humanity's efforts would be concentrated on such research ..
Apes.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Maybe a new sun will rise.. but it is a european joint project, ITER is being built in France and fusion is being promised since 40 years

Worse, its international beyond EURATOM. China and Russia are on board as well as India, Japan, South Korea, the US.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Yes, going Big-Time-BOOOM is kind of a solution to all our existence's needs and problems...

After I wrote my last comment I came to think more about it.

What if the solution is in their plain sight-but they look right through it or above/under it.

I'm not an expert on fusion reactors I do however know that a major breakthrough use to come either by some mistake or the solution was right in front of them.

Markus

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Worse, its international beyond EURATOM. China and Russia are on board as well as India, Japan, South Korea, the US.

Ok i did not know that. I just wanted to point out it was not a "UK" alone (read: Engand) thing, from a time whe the UK was a member of the EU and international funding.
Some might think an international approach might be a good idea.