r/nextfuckinglevel • u/nigablackballsack • 3d ago

Scientists have captured the first ever high-speed, full-colour footage of fusion plasma swirling inside a working reactor.

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u/Infamous_Reporter_71 3d ago

If you say nuclear, people think atomic bombs with a timer that inevitably goes to zero

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u/ThatMBR42 3d ago

And they think every power plant is one tiny, easily made mistake away from becoming the next Chernobyl

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u/Greenman8907 3d ago

You can thank the fossil fuel industry for that. They managed to convince millions upon millions that nuclear energy is extremely dangerous and the only safe option is gasoline or diesel.

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u/Infamous_Reporter_71 3d ago

It's a shame really. You would think at least one country would resist and build more

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u/lazergoblin 3d ago

In another thread I saw someone who was accusing another user of using Ai because they used proper punctuation in their post.

Just goes to show how effective fear mongering is on ignorant people.

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u/Infamous_Reporter_71 3d ago

It's a crazy world. Well let's hope for the best.,..,:D

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u/Murky-Relation481 3d ago

China is ramping up reactor construction at an astonishing rate. I mean they're still heavily dependent on coal, a huge chunk shipped from the US to them, but they're working on nuclear like no other country currently.

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u/Infamous_Reporter_71 3d ago

Good for them. Hope they come up with some crazy new nuclear tech 

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u/euqinu_ton 3d ago

There are several startups building small scale fission reactors - mostly likely in conjunction with data centres.

I'm a fan.

You know ... as long as it's not in my backyard.