Forbes – The Tantalizing Promise And Peril Of Nuclear Fusion
The Tantalizing Promise And Peril Of Nuclear Fusion
By Ken Silverstein | 15 April 2012 – 9:04AM
Suppose an energy source could be developed that would be safe, sustainable and boundless. Then suppose, again, that it would cost billions upon billions to potentially bring this “ideal” power to market.
Those are the issues that certain nation-states are grappling with as they decide whether to continue their expensive but valuable research into nuclear fusion, which harnesses the power of the sun and stars to create unprecedented levels of energy. National and international scientists are trying now to recreate this process in the labs, albeit with much difficulty.
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