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 The military connection to the fusion experiment.

Frank N. von Hippel

December 15, 2022 at 10:20:50 AM EST

Below is the letter I sent to the NYTimes:

“The achievement of fusion in a tiny pellet of heavy hydrogen at the National Ignition Facility represents a scientific and engineering but not an energy achievement. 

“After an expenditure of about $10 billion over three decades, it converted 80 kilowatt-hours of electric energy into less than one kilowatt-hour of fusion heat.  The investment was justified as necessary to check the computer codes used by nuclear-weapon designers in the absence of nuclear weapon test explosions, which the US ended in 1992.  

“Extrapolating this achievement to a competitive source of electric power “a few decades” hence, however, is a huge reach. As a source of power, laser fusion is in the same league as lunar power. One could construct a huge mirror and focus moonlight to generate power, but not at a cost comparable to solar power. This achievement should not be used as a pretext to divert precious energy research and development funds to subsidize nuclear-weapon R&D.”

December 16, 2022 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Coal Mine Boss Should be Sacked from Position as Government’s Nuclear Dump Advisor — RADIATION FREE LAKELAND

Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole: Many will have heard by now the awful news that the coal mine in Cumbria has been approved by Government. What the public have not been made aware of despite the banner headlines is the fact that the coal mine CEO Mark Kirkbride is advising Government…

Coal Mine Boss Should be Sacked from Position as Government’s Nuclear Dump Advisor — RADIATION FREE LAKELAND

December 16, 2022 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized | Leave a comment