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Oh_ffs_seriously t1_j0e8qgr wrote
Reply to comment by ItsAConspiracy in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: A physicist answers three vital questions by FarmhouseFan
There's a little issue with CFS' reactor, namely, they source their superconducting magnets from Russia: https://www.axios.com/2022/03/21/sanctions-threaten-commonwealth-supply-chain
Oh_ffs_seriously t1_iu87ul0 wrote
Reply to comment by Glittering_Fun_7995 in Poland picks U.S. offer for its first nuclear power plant -PM by SunfireGaren
> well well well I wonder what the sweetener was
That they're American. I don't remember any post-1989 government that wouldn't more or less pro-American.
Oh_ffs_seriously t1_iu87pzm wrote
Reply to comment by Commercial_Soft6833 in Poland picks U.S. offer for its first nuclear power plant -PM by SunfireGaren
There's a MIT-related company that wanted to make a demonstration reactor that would output more energy than it needed by 2025. The little hitch is that they rely on superconducting magnets made by a Russian company.
Oh_ffs_seriously t1_irwun6z wrote
Reply to comment by BeeeMOe in UK to build first grid connected Fusion Power plant by noelcowardspeaksout
There are few companies that claim they are going to achieve net gain in energy this decade.
Oh_ffs_seriously t1_j668baq wrote
Reply to Asteroid-Mining Startup Plans First Private Mission to Deep Space by psychothumbs
Hope they're going to fsre better than Planetary Resources or Deep Space Industries.