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@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ for a short (less than 1 second) period of time, I believe. But in order to get
30 years of research, and massive amounts of electricity to set up the electromagnetic containment. 30 years of research, and massive amounts of electricity to set up the electromagnetic containment.
For LANL to create a similar research fusion reactor, For LANL to create a similar research fusion reactor,
they would need equally massive amounts of electricity. which would take additional decades of research and billions of taxpayer dollars,
they would need massive amounts of electricity.
This would require some mechanism to deliver the electricity, This would require some mechanism to deliver the electricity,
meaning even larger transmission lines than the proposed lines this writer objects to. meaning even larger transmission lines than the proposed lines this writer objects to.
And even then, we're decades (at least) away from a fusion reactor
that can provide usable electricity. In addition,
constructing a massive unproven nuclear reactor that is best described as
"it works the same way as the sun"
might trigger a certain amount of backlash in the surrounding community.