The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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“Nothing involved in fusion is radioactive at all”

Most fusion reactor designs inherently generate neutrons and when those interactions interact with surrounding materials they definitely do generate radioactive isotopes. In at least 1 design that is a desired result.

As for funding: as one of the former heads of the AEC’s research division once said to me ~”it’s a matter of net benefit. Are we going to get more by spreading several $million around to many programs or pouring it all into a single program?”

As it stands, many $billions (non defense) have been poured into fusion energy research over ~60 yrs and it’s still in the stroller.

Best to leave to companies like TAE Tech. I’m sure they get US tax $ but at least they shop around for other sources.