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Originally Posted by Kitdy

Billions of dollars are wasted on stupid shit like the space station, space exploration, even green technology like geothermal and wind power is pretty much useless - maybe. The true path is fusion. The ITER next generation fusion plant is gonna cost about 10 billion dollars, or about 1/10 the cost of the space station and it is predicted by some to be the last experimental reactor before we begin to see limited implementation of production fusion reactors. When the price drops, fusion will be the answer to the Earth's energy problems. If we can implement widescale fusion reactors across the West, then emissions will be reduced to such a degree that has never before been seen. Coal plants, fission plants, hell even other green plants like natural gas, hydroelectric, etc, will all no longer be viable.

If we're gonna spend money on cleaning up our emissions, let's develop this technology and maybe within 50 years we'll see it in use.

I thought fusion wasn't possible yet. What's missing from the "equation" that hasn't made fusion possible yet? Control of the reaction?

Originally Posted by Turbo.Jenkens

If you want to save the world take the Tesla's technologies and apply them to a ridiculously large SUV. Just think about how much battery capacity an Escalade could carry. IMO Americans could transition to large electric vehicles much easier than to small petrol or hybrid vehicles.

I agree with Kitdy on the development of a new generation of reactors. Most of my countries facilities are 25+ years old; it could be done much more efficiently and much safer today.

That's called a bus.

Originally Posted by Quiggs

One of the major things limiting us from building more nuclear facilities is that no one wants a nuclear facility in their back yard.

Security is a major issue too. Our country is a bit too lax on that stuff. A meltdown would not be fun.