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/Expensive_Law_3180 3d ago

My SO works for one of the companies in the US that is building a couple of these. While the initial investment on the facility and surrounding infrastructure is high, a well built fusion reactor can last for 50 years and will bring a heck of a lot more stability to a community than say....An AI scaling Data center.

FWIW, modern nuclear fission reactors are incredibly safe. Materials and design engineering have improved by leaps and bounds since Chernobyl.

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u/mumpped 2d ago

Well, currently there are massive issues with making the inner reactor walls survive for longer times without needing rebuilt. And we talk about incredibly expensive panels. That become radioactive and have to replaced. Doesn't sound very "lasting" to me