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Giant International Fusion Reactor Draws Nearer
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.
the article says:
The US, in particular, has raised objections to the French option, citing its opposition to the Iraq invasion.
Does that look like an opinion to you, or does he say that the US explicitly gave iraq as reason for supporting Japan?
"I don't know that Atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots." -George H.W. Bush
My question would be, if it's supposed to be a worldwide project, how do they plan on pushing the power out from the West to the Eastern continents? I mean, really wouldn't it make more sense to build two reactors, one for Europe and nearby islands, and one for N+S America?
Budget wise, I'd imagine running a "safe" conduit between continents would present a rather significant cost just the same as building two reactors would?