Brother what? You have to be either a bot or just not understand this stuff. It took southern company and friends 14 years to build a fission reactor whose technology was understood completely with existing equipment. If you mean soon like on a geological scale soon, sure, but we are decades away from turning a fusion reactor on. We are a factor of 10 away from having them be efficient inside of a laboratory let alone a functional outputting reactor.
Something they are doing that's way more realistic is making great strides in battery technology so they can utilize solar power from their massive dessert in the West. They're also investing in nuclear power plant technology they can sell as part of their belt and road initiative
Sure that could make sense me. Maybe the people “in the know” are playing things closer to the vest so that they don’t embarrass themselves by failing to come through on a claim. The idea that a country could be withholding fusion breakthroughs for the means of national security could make sense to me too.
I'm seriously doubting the US could pull a war off with China. The amount of production they have behind them is incredible, and also quite remarkable is how they're able to direct the population towards the needs of the Party.
A “war with China” makes no sense on the face of it - at least a conventional war. The countries are over 10,000 km apart. Where would it be fought?
There is just no way EITHER country could transport tiny fraction of the troops or equipment necessary to fight an offensive war. Any conflict is going to be either a proxy war or a modern civilization ending nuclear exchange…
My understanding is they are leading the way in fusion research right now. The stated goal is a production hybrid fission/fusion reactor in the 2030s. I have no idea if it’s doable by then. I hope so, then the Western countries can pull a China move and steal the tech 🤣
lol.. hellion energy would like a word! there a USA based company with the goal and financial backing to have a working fusion powerplant within the next 6 years! The technology is sound and simple enough that any country can replicate it with reasonable easy!
It’s great they have that goal, and it’s great they have good funding currently. I’d love to see it.
I believe as much as the next guy fusion power is the future but saying the technology is sound and simple is a gross oversimplification of the difficulties of nuclear fusion. The idea is clear yes, but the engineering and design challenges associated with building a functional and efficient nuclear fusion reactor are anything but simple.
I’ll set a reminder and in 6 years if you are right, I’ll eat my words publicly right here.
Yes I am also talking about the current impracticalities of fusion and I used the fission reactors construction as an example of the difficulties of building a super complex product. But yes I saw that when it happened big news and all. But the efficiency of energy input vs output is what matters so much more. 1066 seconds of super heated plasma is significant but tell me this:
Who published the amount of energy input into the system and how much output was received from the system also known as the Q value of the reactor?
I don’t want you to site the number the Chinese government is saying is their goal for this reactor by 2027. I know they “expect” a Q value of 10 by 2027. I want an exact Q value that this reactor achieved.
Without an efficiency relationship the numbers mean absolutely nothing. Without knowing the initial conditions and factors we have nothing. For all you know the energy efficiency of them heating this plasma was so insanely negative or neutral.
This specific reactor you are referencing has been making plasma for 19 years and has never once released a Q value associated with the production of their super heated plasma. Until they provide tangible evidence of efficiency, they just have an oven.
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u/mwerichards 4d ago
Whoever is selling light proof blinds must be king over there