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[Tellemurius]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8393984/Safe-nuclear-does-exist-and-China-is-leading-the-way-with-thorium.html
China has harnessed the power of Thor from the Scandinavians.

Funny thing, the canadians beat them to it.

[olemars]

But CANDU is still just another PWR reactor, at least the Chinese are researching proper, inherently safe reactor designs.

[Siquo]

I want fusion from my tap water that makes me talk funny.

It seems the world (the people in the world, I'm aware the helium doesn't disappear) is already running out of helium, so making more is a good thing.

[Akura]

Yeah, how else are we going to make ballons that float, or inhale it to make funny voices to amuse children?

[Siquo]

Exactly. Helium is so useful. Just remember, the Hindenburg wouldn't have happened with helium!

[Virex]

Exactly. Helium is so useful. Just remember, the Hindenburg wouldn't have happened with heliumnot insanely flammable skin material!

Anyway, the helium output of a fusion reactor isn't nearly enough to fuel the current consumption, even if we'd power the whole world with fusion. We're talking about an output measured in grams per hour, against a consumption measured in kilograms (15 million kg in the US alone over the total of 2000 to be precise).

[MetalSlimeHunt]

It's funny that this topic would be running while I had to write a seven page paper on ending the use of oil as an energy source.

[PTTG??]

It's funny that this topic would be running while I had to write a seven page paper on ending the use of oil as an energy source.

A favorite topic of mine. I linked it earlier, but I did an essay on it myself here.

[Darvi]

Whoops, sorry 'bout the lock. Damn touchscreen.