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Construction of French Fusion Reactor Underway

GarryFre writes "It has been said that fusion is 50 years away for quite a few decades, but now work has actually been started. Digging has begun in the south of France on the planned site for France's first fusion reactor. A tokomak is a torus shaped magnetic confinement device which is necessary to withstand the temperatures associated with fusion that are so high, solid materials can't hold them. As such, the building represents the future core of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.) It will be interesting to see if it takes 50 years to build it."

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  1. Re:As an American.... by selven · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And the whole business about not being able to put a veil over your face.

  2. Re:As an American.... by avandesande · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The issue is about romanticizing about certain people or groups.
     

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  3. Re:As an American.... by rickb928 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "They are far more socialist than we ever were (A good thing, IMHO, but still, bad example.)"

    That's the problem with socialism. Good idea, bad in practice.

    Like every other form of modern government. Good reason to establish the least government practical.

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    deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
  4. Re:As an American.... by internettoughguy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nor anonymising headgear.