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Re:Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab by jimmcslim on Monday October 07, 2013 @07:17PM (#6511988)
What would be the impact of a 'fusion economy', assuming realistic evolution of the technology for the purposes of commercialisation? (i.e. I'm assuming "Mr Fusion" powerplants on top of one's DeLorean aren't ever going to be practically feasible).

What would such a world look like? Does it promote world peace; through greater energy security for nations, would less reliance on fossil fuels for baseload electricity generation have a significant impact on price of air travel/sea cargo?

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Re:Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab by dreadpiraterob on Monday October 07, 2013 @09:08PM (#6512367)
Fusion changes everything. Cheaper electricity makes transporting materials basically free. And projects like desalination become possible = no one remotely close to an ocean ever lacks clean drinking water again.
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Re:Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab by regularfry on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @03:31AM (#6513502)
Or irrigation water, for that matter.
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Re:Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab by mrterry on Monday October 07, 2013 @10:23PM (#6512641)
it is unlikely that fusion energy will be cheaper than current tech. however, it does not emit CO2, is not a proliferation risk, and cannot have a nuclear meltdown.
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