Re: New fusion power system test creates 300,000 degrees C plasma

On 11/29/24 21:04, Liz Tuddenham wrote:

Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:
 [...]

It would be lovely to have 50kWTh or so of PU238 in the basement,
if it could be made cheaply enough. Power for a lifetime for the
whole house and then some.

 ...but the lifetime might not be very long if any got out.
 

If, if. Such arguments can be used to prove anything.
I've got a diesel-powered car in the basement garage. Fully tanked,
it contains 60kg of fuel, good for 2.4GJ or so. Imagine the havoc
that could cause, if it got loose. For reference, a stick of dynamite
is about 1MJ.
It can be made safe enough, I'm sure. As energy is concerned, there
is no such thing as /perfectly/ safe.
Jeroen Belleman