Comment by tim333
3 months ago
Fusion has a lot of difficulties even if they get a rector going - see https://thebulletin.org/2017/04/fusion-reactors-not-what-the...
It's not clear if after that lot they would be cost competitive with other energy sources.
the nice thing is you dont need to be cost competitive with other energy sources if there is no energy. and also that every form of energy is already subsidized like crazy. so as long as fusion is demonstrated to be reliable and scalable, then it can be left to the politicians to figure out how to allocate resources.
but i agree with the article about some points. proliferation and tritium I wouldnt say is much of an issue.