• Diplomjodler@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    Yeah, why won’t anybody else flush endless amounts of money down the drain for a white elephant? Must be those pesky environmentalists.

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      11 months ago

      why won’t anybody else flush endless amounts of money down the drain for a white elephant?

      wait, are we talking about nuclear fusion?

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        11 months ago

        No, molten salt fission reactors. The technology never worked on a commercial scale and it’s doubtful it ever will. And even if somebody were willing to finance the development, it would take decades to become viable.

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          11 months ago

          No, molten salt fission reactors.

          your sarcasm detector might be broken.

          The technology never worked on a commercial scale and it’s doubtful it ever will.

          I guess the chinese think differently - we will see.