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Giant International Fusion Reactor Draws Nearer

Posted by michael on from the down-to-the-wire dept.

nnnneedles writes "BBC is reporting that scientists are deciding on where to build the world's first big fusion reactor. The international effort is described as the boldest nuclear initiative since the Manhattan Project, and holds promise for future unlimited, clean energy. The choice on where to build the reactor currently stands between Japan and France, but apparantly, the U.S. is opposing a french site because France opposed the war in Iraq." There's also an AP story.

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  1. Even Donald Rumsfeld..... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    is eating at French restaurants in DC these days.

    Time to move on.

  2. Japan is the obvious choice! by Kymermosst · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, with their obvious tectonic stability, vast distance from any faults and subduction zones, and lack of volcanic activity, they are the perfect choice for building a big, expensive, multinational fusion reactor.

    Personally, my preferred choice would be Canada, somewhere on the Canadian Shield.

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