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NNadir

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3. It ain't gonna happen in any time that matters.

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Sun Aug 25, 2024, 11:48 AM

Aug 2024

Extreme global warming is not something that will happen in some magic fusion powered future.

It's happening now.

There is not enough tritium on this planet to run a fusion reactor for a few months, nor have any of the myriad reliability and materials science issues close to being addressed.

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It ain't gonna happen in any time that matters. NNadir Aug 2024 #3

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