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    Espen Harlinn
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    Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

    Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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      Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

      Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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      Great if true.. Or just a means of getting research money. Would have thought Lockheed would have enough of their own money to gamble on this..

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        Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

        Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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        Jeremy Falcon
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        From reuters.com:

        It said future reactors could use a different fuel and eliminate radioactive waste completely.

        Now that's cool.

        Jeremy Falcon

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          Great if true.. Or just a means of getting research money. Would have thought Lockheed would have enough of their own money to gamble on this..

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          Espen Harlinn
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          RossMW wrote:

          Would have thought Lockheed would have enough of their own money to gamble on this

          Perhaps - but allowing others to have a piece of the cake is often seen as a good business strategy ...

          Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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            From reuters.com:

            It said future reactors could use a different fuel and eliminate radioactive waste completely.

            Now that's cool.

            Jeremy Falcon

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            Espen Harlinn
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            Definitely ...

            Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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              Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

              Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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              Richard Deeming
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              Ahem[^]. ;P


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              "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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                Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

                Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                R Giskard Reventlov
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                Mr. Fusion [^]

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                  Ahem[^]. ;P


                  "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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                  Espen Harlinn
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                  Missed that one ...

                  Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                    Mr. Fusion [^]

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                    Espen Harlinn
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                    :laugh: Well, if they can build it, they can have a go at that problem too ...

                    Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                      From reuters.com:

                      It said future reactors could use a different fuel and eliminate radioactive waste completely.

                      Now that's cool.

                      Jeremy Falcon

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                      Andy Brummer
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                      It would still produce neutron radiation that would weaken all the components and make them radioactive.

                      Curvature of the Mind now with 3D

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                        It would still produce neutron radiation that would weaken all the components and make them radioactive.

                        Curvature of the Mind now with 3D

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                        But the thought of being able to make a small, self-contained, nuclear reactor that eliminates some waste is still cool. Just imagine what the future will be like in 100 years of this.

                        Jeremy Falcon

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                          Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

                          Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                          Mark_Wallace
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                          Maybe they mean "fusion" in the way restaurants use it -- i.e. they've finally figured out how to build a hybrid truck. That sounds a lot more believable.

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                            Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

                            Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                            Wonde Tadesse
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                            reuters

                            it will be fit back of a truck

                            How safe is that ?

                            Wonde Tadesse

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                              reuters

                              it will be fit back of a truck

                              How safe is that ?

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                              Peter_in_2780
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                              Wonde Tadesse wrote:

                              How safe is that ?

                              I'm guessing the suicide bombers don't give a flying... Cheers, Peter

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                                Lockheed thinks they can build and test a compact fusion reactor in less than a year[^] - and it will fit in the back of a truck ...

                                Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                                I choose Wogger's truck. B

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