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World’s biggest nuclear fusion reactor comes online (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by lntl@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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The scientists used lasers to fuse two light atoms into a single one, releasing 3.15MJ (megajoules) of energy from 2.05MJ of input – roughly enough to boil a kettle.

Why do we even study this? Renewables are the only way. This is a waste of money which is a finite resource.

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[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is a 100%+ efficiency reactor with the capacity to basically make itself run all on its own with automation. How many electrical generators can run on their own 24/7?

[–] t3rmit3 1 points 11 months ago

Morpheus, holding up a AA: "7 billion"