France Will Be Home To Fusion Plant

ScentCone writes "After years of politicking, France has won the right to be the location for a $12 billion fusion research facility. The plant will use deuterium-from-seawater and a huge electromagnetic ring to produce the 100-million-C conditions in which researchers hope to produce viable fusion. The debate over whether this is even possible continues to rage. The ITER project started in 1985, and there has been a running fight over money and location since. France indicated that if Japan (one of the holdouts) didn't see it their way, they'd build a coalition of the willing and do it anyway. With financing and contracting agreements in place, the 10-year construction can begin." Coverage also available at MSNBC, the NYTimes, CNN, and the BBC.

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Re:Let the E-Wars begin!

[spyder913]

Nah they just need to refer to it as 'Solar Power' and people will think it's great!

That's nothing - Colorado gets a new coal plant

[joelsanda]

Here in Colorado, USA, we're getting a new coal fired electrical plant. Stick with proven technology, we always say.

It's all sales. Selling memes, or products:

[Hartree]

I was at one of their mercury testing events where they served coffee that was brewed with solar power. They're nice people, and the chicks were really cute.

You should go to some industry shows for the chemical, oil and coal industries. They'll serve you coffee brewed with electricity generated at a coal plant. The reps will be very nice people to you, and the chicks in the booth will be really cute.