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Should Google Go Nuclear? Clean, cheap, nuclear power...

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Nuclear power & fusionRenewables, batteries & storage

What it is

A 2006 Google Tech Talk by Robert Bussard on inertial electrostatic confinement (polywell) fusion as a cheap, clean alternative to conventional thermonuclear reactors. He argues it could be made viable with modest funding.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as Bussard's last substantial public presentation on polywell fusion and the source of his claim that about $200M would be enough.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “it's an intense, fast-paced, insightful, and (likely) final public look into his mind, his work, and his character”

    Bussard's fast-paced, insightful final public presentation on his fusion work

    ThaddeusQuay2, 2012-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Dry-run experiments verify key aspect of Sandia nuclear fusion concept”

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Topics: polywell, inertial electrostatic confinement, robert bussard, nuclear fusion, google tech talk

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