Nuclear Engineer Reacts to Real Engineering 'The Problem with Nuclear Fusion'

[Somerandom]

Definitely watch the helion one. I don't think he's sponsored by them (he's required to disclose those types of sponsorship). Just very excited and grateful to have the opportunity to visit their reactor.

[GerryRR]

Fission and fusion do compete for resources - development resources. Every dollar that gets spent trying to make fusion work is a dollar that didn't get spent on genIV+ fission development.

Edit: I also feel like nobody ever mentions neutron activation when talking about fusion. Yeah, it would account for a lower volume of radioactive waste than fission but the problem with radioactive waste isn't that we've run out of room.

[John-irzf]

Yes !!!
We do want a review of helion !!!

[seanspartan]

LMAO a depressed Santa Claus fusion professor 😂

[DrakkarCalethiel]

Definitely give us your two cents about the heliin project. Loved that vid!

[rufavulpes]

"Anything's dangerous if you don't know what you're doing" gives me the same vibes as "Anything is a lethal weapon if you throw it hard enough."

[BRUXXUS]

I really love the outside the box approach Helion is using in their design. I think it's extremely smart and creative. Whether it's a viable solution to producing energy is yet to be seen, but I think they're one of the startups with the most potential. I'd love to see your reaction to that video!

[ultrametric]

I am a physicist and I have always felt that magnetic confinement fusion was hopeless, because the equations of motion are so beastly complicated that accurate simulation is impossible - also because failure of confinement often destroys the complex apparatus. You cannot rely on a technology whose main failure mode is destruction of apparatus. However - the one slim hope I have would lie in using heavier nuclei to do the fusing - say lithium and deuterium. Also this produces no neutrons. The neutrons are just waiting to destroy apparatus as well. As of now it is hopeless. All effort should be bent toward establishing a fission infrastructure ASAP.

[DarioRuellan]

2:40 I think it is correct to take into account not only how the resource is obtained to generate the energy but also the waste that is produced while in use and when it is decommissioned. With that perspective, there are very few "green" energy sources. It is all about management.

[TyrannoJoris_Rex]

10:01 First nuclear engineering course I ever took in college (not a nuke engineer btw), prof said in our introductory unit about atomic structures and stuff like that is that we're doing chemistry without the electrons. Thought that was pretty funny

[NicholasMati]

0:28: I remember the joke being "always 50 years away" in middle school and "always 30 years" away when I graduated college. Those were 19 years and 10 years ago, respectively. It actually seems like we're on track for mass rollout in the mid 2040s.

[valornthered]

I would love to see a reaction to the Helion video! I'm really curious to see your response to both to their approach to fusion and their power generation method.

[JoshuaPlays]

Super exciting to hear you talk more about fusion, great video! I definitely wanna see you react to the video about Helion

[mukkaar]

I think that thing that would make fusion special, is that it most likely wouldn't need much precious metals, nor would you need to depend on mining, that might not be in your control and is quite destructive. And ofc, you don't need to even worry about dealing with risks that come with fission. I think we manage those risks and waste really well, but ultimately this would give fusion much more momentum by the public and investors.

[bioboi]

I would like to hear your thoughts on "EVERY FUSION BREAKTHROUGH... BUSTED!" by Thunderf00t

[kolbyking]

Pumping under the breeding blanket is truly a future to look forward to!

[LordCaladus]

Helion video would be great. This is all super interesting

[ThatJay]

9:22 you can also do fusions between neutrons and uranium, but the resulting nuclei doesn't last very long and ends up splitting :)

[spiderwiz]

I gotta say, you make the best thumbnails 😂, keep up the good work!

[ICountFrom]

As I said in the other video.. Yes, those plates are a problem, and you'd run out within months if you tried to power the world with this setup. On the other hand, the pinch setup can work as a breeder to make those plates re-usable. So while it has issues being run fast enough to make power, it can be power neutral and make the fuel, that lets this system make more power better.