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Podcast: ChinaTalk
Episode: Nuclear Fusion: Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Description: Today US Department of Energy Secretary Granholm announced a nuclear fusion breakthrough at Livermore Labs. However, this doesnât necessarily mean weâre going to be getting commercially viable fusion reactors anytime soon.Economist Eli Dourado wrote in a piece today: âNuclear fusion has long been hailed as the next great energy source, capable of providing nearly limitless power without the harmful emissions and waste associated with other forms of energy generation. This week, the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced that it had achieved âignition,â which occurs when the energy output from plasma in a fusion...