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Nuclear fusion going nowhere

Is Europe’s Nuclear Fusion ‘Experiment’ Melting Down?, Zero Hedge,  Tyler Durden on 09/03/2013  “…….Fusion nuclear energy has been described as both the ‘Hail Mary pass’ and ‘Holy Grail’ of renewable energy sources. Fusion, the process that powers the sun by fusing together light atoms at extremely high temperatures, offers almost unlimited potential. The fuel is practically inexhaustible, the production process emits no greenhouse gasses and it is inherently safe from many of the safety concerns that have tarnished the reputation of fission nuclear energy. Finally, unlike most renewable energy sources under development, fusion nuclear energy could serve as a base load power source, providing huge amounts of energy around the clock relatively efficiently.

Despite the demonstrated potential, fusion has always been a technology perpetually on the horizon,only 30 years away from commercialization. Like fission technology, fusion was developed for military use over 60 years ago, however, commercial utilization has eluded it.

September 4, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | EUROPE, technology