General Fusion to build demonstration plant in UK
I honestly don&#x27;t understand why there&#x27;s so much focus on fusion. It&#x27;s an inferior method of producing energy - extremely fussy, still produces nuclear waste, still capable of producing nuclear weapons material, and has yet to deliver a net surplus of energy[1]. When I was younger I never saw a peep about the nuclear waste and nuclear proliferation problems with fusion - it was just pitched as this miracle technology that was ten years away. I was really excited about it, but the more I learn about fusion the more it appears to be a giant money bonfire.<p>We&#x27;d be better off just coming up with good fast breeder reactor designs that have good safety measures. A breeder reactor can burn its fuel completely, it&#x27;s a tried and true technology and it&#x27;s our best shot at eliminating fossil fuels.<p>The fusion research is important science, and I completely support researching it, but it&#x27;s not a technology that&#x27;s going to be commercially useful in our lifetimes and it&#x27;s not better or cleaner technology than modern fission reactor designs.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;thebulletin.org&#x2F;2017&#x2F;04&#x2F;fusion-reactors-not-what-theyre-cracked-up-to-be&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;thebulletin.org&#x2F;2017&#x2F;04&#x2F;fusion-reactors-not-what-the...</a>