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billdietrich1 t1_ja34kk0 wrote

Reply to comment by whyreadthis2035 in How Much Land Would It Require To Get Most Of Our Electricity From Wind & Solar? by BlitzOrion

No, nuclear inherently is a complex, ponderous, costly technology. Unless there's a major breakthrough and someone invents fusion-direct-to-electricity, no steam plant involved, nuclear will dwindle and become niche.

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dalumbr t1_ja5m0ye wrote

>fusion-direct-to-electricity

That's what Helion is doing, planned for the end of 2024 to be fully productive, from running consistently at 10% as of December 2022

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billdietrich1 t1_ja70mdd wrote

I think they're still at the "demonstrating that we can heat and contain plasma" stage, not any kind of energy production.

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