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thehoagieboy t1_j1fbulf wrote

Reply to comment by Quinthyll in If you guys could have any single innovation right now, what would it be? by Practical_Put_3892

It's just 30 years away now.

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Quinthyll t1_j1fdflr wrote

I expect to see wide scale implementation within 10 years honestly. Now that we've gone from proof of concept, to actually producing more energy than it takes to create the reaction the next real hurdle is the cost of creating the initial energy burst. But now that we can create the energy, there's going to be a race to market, because the first to start selling fusion reactor power plants.... they're only gonna be mega rich.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fenb1 wrote

Ignoring my "30 years away" jokey comment, I really don't see 10 years as being anywhere near reasonable. I think an optimistic number might be 20 and I don't think that will be wide scale, but rather an operating facility supplying power to a small local area.

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Max_vrlec t1_j1fe022 wrote

Might be sooner than you think! Www.creationcorps.org

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thehoagieboy t1_j1ffino wrote

That looks like fission not fusion. There is a big difference, but mainly being that one has been built and operated before and one has not.

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Max_vrlec t1_j1fg187 wrote

We're going to build whatever makes the most sense, so probably both. Plus invest in researching next generation energy production eventually. Whatever is beyond fusion. That's the goal anyways.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fgsgo wrote

Well you can't build it till it works, so it'll be fission at a minimum for the next 20-25 years IMHO

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Max_vrlec t1_j1fip3e wrote

Well, here's a thought experiment: If an asteroid was headed towards Earth and we had to create a working fusion reactor in order to survive as a species... How long would it take?

If the idea of plentiful energy is popularized, and if the Creation Corps starts building power plants all over the place, the amount of resources going into the development of fusion technology will increase dramatically. Who knows, maybe we'll inspire a whole generation of nuclear engineers and physicists.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fon5s wrote

My answer? 5 years. If we did a Manhattan Project for it and cost was no object? 5 years. The issue here is red tape, underhanded politics from petroleum companies that stand to lose money, politicians not wanting to fund it, cooperation from multiple countries that make the politics even worse, etc.

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