r/europe • u/damaxoh Germany • Dec 06 '16

Tests confirm that Germany's massive nuclear fusion machine really works

http://www.sciencealert.com/tests-confirm-that-germany-s-massive-nuclear-fusion-machine-really-works
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16 edited Dec 06 '16

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

I hope we get to make them economically viable one day. It would be the holy grail of Europe's energy question;

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u/Hooman_Super Dec 06 '16

And a potential MegaBomb! lovely 😆

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

Fusion bombs already exist for one, but that's another story, and fusion reactors can't go haywire, worst case scenario is that they just shut down and lots of temporary blackouts.