China's 'artificial sun' set a new world record on Thursday by running for 1056 seconds at high plasma temperature, the longest duration for an experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) fusion energy reactor, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Militaristic nuclear research deprioritized properties like safety and sustainability in favor of weapons production abilities. I think we need to escape a model that depends on growth, but I think we’ll need better nuclear just to survive long enough.
I’m with you there, I just wanted to point out that it nuclear filled a military niche and was never really pursued for the benefit of mankind. Besides being limited by the pursuit of plutonium, nuclear would never be allowed to just power industry and a bunch of trains. Planners knew that they’d need the gasoline market in the US in order to maintain hydrocarbon availability for armored columns, jets, etc.
Militaristic nuclear research deprioritized properties like safety and sustainability in favor of weapons production abilities. I think we need to escape a model that depends on growth, but I think we’ll need better nuclear just to survive long enough.
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I’m with you there, I just wanted to point out that it nuclear filled a military niche and was never really pursued for the benefit of mankind. Besides being limited by the pursuit of plutonium, nuclear would never be allowed to just power industry and a bunch of trains. Planners knew that they’d need the gasoline market in the US in order to maintain hydrocarbon availability for armored columns, jets, etc.
Will we actually get better nuclear without a revolution though?
Seems like china’s just gonna do it.
there was already a revolution that will do it! :red-sun: