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minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down7·10 months agoYeah, why won’t anybody else flush endless amounts of money down the drain for a white elephant? Must be those pesky environmentalists.
minus-squarelovesickoyster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-210 months ago why won’t anybody else flush endless amounts of money down the drain for a white elephant? wait, are we talking about nuclear fusion?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoNo, molten salt fission reactors. The technology never worked on a commercial scale and it’s doubtful it ever will. And even if somebody were willing to finance the development, it would take decades to become viable.
minus-squarelovesickoyster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·10 months ago No, molten salt fission reactors. your sarcasm detector might be broken. The technology never worked on a commercial scale and it’s doubtful it ever will. I guess the chinese think differently - we will see.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·10 months agoThe Chinese will keep throwing money at it until it maybe works some day. They don’t care about cost.
minus-squareDrDominate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoMore countries should adopt a similar philosophy for ways to end global warming.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoSure. But they should use the money for things that have a chance to make a positive impact.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoHave you heard of renewables? Neat stuff.
Yeah, why won’t anybody else flush endless amounts of money down the drain for a white elephant? Must be those pesky environmentalists.
wait, are we talking about nuclear fusion?
No, molten salt fission reactors. The technology never worked on a commercial scale and it’s doubtful it ever will. And even if somebody were willing to finance the development, it would take decades to become viable.
your sarcasm detector might be broken.
I guess the chinese think differently - we will see.
The Chinese will keep throwing money at it until it maybe works some day. They don’t care about cost.
More countries should adopt a similar philosophy for ways to end global warming.
Sure. But they should use the money for things that have a chance to make a positive impact.
Like?
Have you heard of renewables? Neat stuff.