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Nuclear fusion goal one step closer with creation of 2 innovative magnets

By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, and Daniel Cole Associated Press September 9, 2021 See complete article at: https://www.postgazette.com/business/powersource/2021/09/09/Magnet-milestones-move-distantnuclear-fusion-dream-closer/stories/202109090183 Excerpted text for comments: Betting on nuclear energy — first fission and then fusion — is still the world’s best chance (to) drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, said Frederick Bordry, who oversaw the design and construction of another fiendishly complex scientific machine, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. “When we speak about the cost of ITER, it’s peanuts in comparison with the impact of climate change,” he said. “We will have to have the money for it.”

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Comments by advisors to allaboutenergy.net: These comments are not about the technical challenges of producing controllable, affordable, continuous nuclear fusion energy to meet the world’s energy needs.

These comments address: (1) Claims that fission and fusion nuclear power can control climate change. We think nuclear power has little to no influence on climate change. Nuclear power and fossil fuels are tremendously important to enable humanity to survive natural climate change.

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Alarmists determined to stop use of fossil fuels and advanced fission nuclear power are committing serious acts against humanity.

(2) Claims that fusion nuclear power will meet all the world’s energy needs anytime soon are very misleading. We think that fusion nuclear power may meet the world’s electrical energy needs or the world’s total energy needs sometime in the future. The date is unknown. Advanced fission nuclear power was available in the 1900s. It was stopped by anti-nuclear power, anti-modernity, anti-freedom extremists. Fission nuclear power must be restarted quickly. It is the most logical choice to meet the world’s energy needs in the near and middle term along with fossil fuels until they are exhausted. It would be very wise to not misuse fossil fuels. Optimize good lifestyle in urban areas. Provide good living opportunities closer to work. Don’t have unnecessary long commutes to work for several billion cars every morning and evening. Bring nature into the cities. Have plenty of safe and attractive bike paths. Design cities to minimize problems when there are energy interruptions. Don’t use fossil fuels where nuclear can do the job.

(3) Claims that fusion nuclear power will be available to meet artificial United Nations and government deadlines to prevent ‘supposed’ man-made climate catastrophes caused by use of fossil fuels are very misleading. We think that global fusion nuclear power won’t be available for alarmists’ misplaced climate crisis deadlines.

(3) The mainstream media publishes claims about nuclear power that are misleading or false. We think that this information is not accurate, fair, or balanced. This does not contribute to a better world.

(4) Organizations blocking development of advanced fission nuclear power technologies and blocking reactor-based production of life-saving radioisotopes are a serious threat to the modern world. Instead, some governments and world bodies bet on fusion nuclear power that might be available “soon” worldwide. These policies endanger freedom, progress, and peace in the modern world.

(5) Some nuclear power advocates and nuclear power promotion organizations go along with the above errors. Everyone should concentrate on removing the artificial barriers that have held nuclear power back since the 1960s rather than following the questionable idea that mankind can control Earth’s climate with nuclear power.

Here are some organizations in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USA doing important work to understand real climate change and promote sound energy policies.

CFACT, Clintel, CO2 Coalition, GWPF, Kalte Sonne, SEPP, TRCS 2

There are many teams and individuals who deserve recognition for their work to prevent the world from making the terrible mistakes of abandoning fossil fuels, nuclear power, and claiming that sequestering CO2 will save the world from climate catastrophes. Their work is presented in the literature, on the Internet, and on allaboutenergy.net.

Signed Viv Forbes, geologist, pastoralist and financial analyst, Australia Samuel Furfari, energy policy advisor, Belgium Michel Gay, environment and nuclear energy advocate, France Michael Hancock, information technology, video, and communications specialist, USA Howard Cork Hayden, physicist, USA Vijay Jayaraj, environment and energy policy advisor, India Eric Jelinski, mechanical, nuclear, and chemical engineer, Canada Kelvin Kemm, nuclear physicist, South Africa Kenneth Kok, nuclear engineer, Editor of the Nuclear Engineering Handbook, USA Hugo Kruger, civil engineer, France Richard McPherson, small and micro advanced technology nuclear power expert, USA Patrick Moore, ecologist, Canada John Shanahan, civil engineer, USA Gary Young, mechanical engineer, USA

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