• Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
    105·
    1 year ago

    Yeah, why won’t anybody else flush endless amounts of money down the drain for a white elephant? Must be those pesky environmentalists.

    • lovesickoyster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      why won’t anybody else flush endless amounts of money down the drain for a white elephant?

      wait, are we talking about nuclear fusion?

      • Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
        41·
        1 year ago

        No, molten salt fission reactors. The technology never worked on a commercial scale and it’s doubtful it ever will. And even if somebody were willing to finance the development, it would take decades to become viable.

        • lovesickoyster@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          No, molten salt fission reactors.

          your sarcasm detector might be broken.

          The technology never worked on a commercial scale and it’s doubtful it ever will.

          I guess the chinese think differently - we will see.

          • Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
            31·
            1 year ago

            The Chinese will keep throwing money at it until it maybe works some day. They don’t care about cost.