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Discussion question- do folkx here consider nuclear clean and/or green? (slrpnk.net)
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As the title says, I'm interested in this community's perceptions on nuclear energy.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Current fusion (thermonuclear bombs) require a fission bomb trigger to start fusion in a lithium deuteride body, but reactors - absolutely not.

Fusion reactors do one of the following:

  • use magnetic fields and electrical current to contain + heat a ring tritium (hydrogen isotope) plasma to extreme temperatures
  • use a laser pulse to compress + heat a capsule of tritium to extreme temperatures
  • use a magnetic field and electrical current to collide two rings of helion (helium isotope) plasma at extreme velocities

Short version: fusion needs fission only in warfare.