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meanwhile, costs of every other fusion project stay ridiculously low in comparison.
Cost Skyrockets For United States' Share of ITER Fusion Proj
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Re: Cost Skyrockets For United States' Share of ITER Fusion
Cue news of non-ITER funding cuts, to fund ITER.
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Re: Cost Skyrockets For United States' Share of ITER Fusion
The main cost-increasing issue of ITER is the bureaucracy that decided on having different members make different parts and shit (to keep the money within their countries in terms of manufacturing or something), not because it's a tokamak. Don't try to imply something that isn't there. When/if the cost of running ITER exceeds the projected cost, THEN you can start to claim economical superiority. It only weakens our case to imply something when it's clear to knowledgeable people that it isn't there.
Re: Cost Skyrockets For United States' Share of ITER Fusion
Still just an excuse.
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Re: Cost Skyrockets For United States' Share of ITER Fusion
If America flushed the Apollo program because of perceived costs they'll do the same with ITER. I can see it now, 2030 comes, ITER is finally finished with a price tag of 100 billion dollars. The figure the next iteration will allow electricity as cheap as $4.50 per Kw/h. Future power!