I try not to mention it to the NIMBY crowd; to them, “nucular” [sic] means deadly radioactive waste and no amount of discussion will change that. what might change that is, that important influences, (eg: GreenPeace UK) are beginning to change their position on nuclear energy.
So, to the technical audience, they express some interest in hearing that fusion may be more than just Tokamak; but they usually end the conversation with “I’ll wait until I see peer review publications”.
