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.
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.
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.