EU may go it alone on nuclear fusion

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ash007
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/09/nuclear.eu.fusion.reut/index.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3993339.stm


The European Union warned on Tuesday it may go ahead and build the world's first nuclear fusion reactor with whatever partners it can find if there is no global deal to put the project in France.

Ok let me ask you this i really support Nuclear fussion and i know it can work.What i dont understand is why United States, Russia, China and Japan are not intrested in this i mean natural fuel is not going to last for ever.

KharmaDog
Too much money invested in oil. The big boys who run most countires now also have close business ties with the oil folks.

PVS
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right

WindDancer
I think is the cost of building one that makes those countries not interested. Besides it might be a region area debate. Certain citizens might not be too thrill about having one of the nuclear reactors in their community.

ash007
yeah but it causes no pollution it uses the sea's energy to create energy.

I mean come on like i said gas and oil wont last forever

WindDancer
That I think might be the future in the next 20 years. But I think the planet still has plenty of resources to last another 50 years. But like I said it comes down to costs and whether citizens will pay for it with their taxes.

Ushgarak
Yup, no-one wants to pay, and no matter how safe you say it is, Nuclear plants meet VERY heavy local opposition. There is also a fear that such plants will become a terrorist target.

WindDancer
Another good point right there Ushgarak. The fear of Terrorist attacks can make people vote agaisn't Nuclear plants near their communities.

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