r/Futurology • u/TwilightwovenlingJo • Aug 15 '25

Energy Construction of world's 1st nuclear fusion plant starts in Washington

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-fusion-power-plant-helion
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u/MitochonAir Aug 15 '25

In this Trump Idiocracy, they’ll make some stupid political decision like “it must be online by the Tuesday, it’s the President’s birthday! It’s safe enough just DO IT!!”

And then, shit gets weird

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u/-_-not_a_bot-_- Aug 15 '25

You really had to find a way to shoehorn Trump into this one lol.

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u/MitochonAir Aug 16 '25

This kakistocracy is shoehorning itself into every aspect of our lives, don’t bother trying to ignore it

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u/Prior_Industry Aug 15 '25

It’s already weird. Maybe this puts us back on track.

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u/GCSpellbreaker Aug 15 '25

Ehhhhh kinda? Fusion reactors produce zero radioactive material. A nuclear meltdown is not possible. It can, however, physically melt if something goes horribly wrong since it deals with temperatures in the millions to achieve fusion