Aren't power stations ace?

Only a matter of time before the first commercial reactors are built

… just … holding … breath …!

Only a matter of time before the first commercial reactors are built

Only a matter of a bloody long time. You know how long their sustainable reaction is?

Not that long. I know.

They need to create a method of refreshing the fuel. Theoretically using a lithium wall around the reactor to product tritium as the reaction takes place. Thats the ITER method anyway. NIF uses a cartridge system which would be replaced constantly after each reaction.

Within our lifetimes I would say, about 20 years.

mtb-rossi the national ignition facility is several generations behind J.E.T in terms of sustaining fusion. J.E.T was the first generation of torus reactors and the next iteration of that is the south korean fusion reactor. the national ignition facility needs 'fuel pellets' where as torus reactor use a constant stream of plasma; which is better.

When all this fusion power is available, just think of the weapons we could have.
I'm talking ENORMOUS lasers and shit 😛

They're already fitting lasers to battleships! 😀

Anyway, which ever is the most advanced, its highly exciting.

derek_starship Route 62 THE TRANSPENNINE TRAIL, goes within spitting distance of Fiddlers Ferry Power station at Warrington, along the Canal bank.from Warrington, head towards Runcorn down the Canal, not the ship canal, but the smaller one, follow blue or brown route 62 signs.

Rugely powerstation is the one you can see from Catton Park, (sits)

I used to work inside the powersation boilers during their outages. I can assure you, they are MUCH more interesting from the inside!

Pro nuclear civil engineering student here. Power stations are pretty important, eh? I've got a wee library going on Scottish hydropower beside me here, it's all good stuff.

Of course the real answer is less people and less consumption, but I didn't tell you that. Bad for business you see.

Theres a small Hydro Station near Penmachno, in Wales, called Dolgarrog up a never ending steep tarmaced hill, behind the old smelting works, and you will eventually come upon a huge concrete dam that collapseed many years ago, and flooded the village, to see the size of the dam, and the breach, along with fantastic scenery and a great down hill if on a bike.