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U.S. Cancels Fusion Program

Posted by michael on from the now-I'll-never-get-a-mr.-fusion dept.

Chuck1318 writes "The US is halting its national nuclear fusion energy project, FIRE, and pinning its hopes on the internation fusion research program ITER. However, ITER is stalled over a dispute on where to locate the facility. The dream of fusion power is getting no closer..."

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  1. Put it on the Moon. by torpor · · Score: 5, Funny

    That way, we get two programs in one.

    Oh, and also, if it goes out of control and creates a small black hole that slowly starts consuming everything, we'll have time to use the bits of the moon that are left to shove the whole mess off into the Sun.

    Or something ...

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    1. Re:Put it on the Moon. by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, and also, if it goes out of control and creates a small black hole that slowly starts consuming everything, we'll have time to use the bits of the moon that are left to shove the whole mess off into the Sun.

      Yes, 'cause if there's one place we should dump an all-consuming singularity, it's in the middle of our most important source of heat, light and food (via photosynthesis). At least we'll have a backup source, namely ... er, the fusion research station we just fired into the sun. Fuck.

    2. Re:Put it on the Moon. by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Union Aerospace Corporation could probably handle a moon research facility with no problem.

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    3. Re:Put it on the Moon. by Paradigm+Lost · · Score: 5, Funny
      Well, it seems to me that having a black hole eat the moon wouldn't be *so* bad.
      But the evenings would be much less romantic. And what about the poor Werewolves? WON'T SOMEONE *PLEASE* THINK OF THE WEREWOLVES?!!
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  2. Re:No closer by StrawberryFrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meanwhile, we have a massive fusion plant in the center of the solar system that's been operating maintenance free for eons and we're barely even exploiting it.

    Yeah, but safety standards have since been raised, and you couldn't get that design built today. It may not be nearby, but it is completely unshielded, and prolonged exposure to it's radiation is known to cause cancer.

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