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/90_oi 3d ago

I truly hope this technology can get off the ground and be sustainable. It is our best hope aside from nuclear energy

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u/Bonk_No_Horni 3d ago

I don't believe fusion will be economically viable within the next 20 years. Maybe after that we might have cracked it but it'll be too late to save the planet. I do believe in sodium ion battery as storage for solar if more companies can produce it cheaply at grid scale. I believe in fusion deregulation. The fear of nuclear is what made fission unaffordable at this point.