Reply To: Fusion Oil

[Rezwan]

Aeronaut wrote: One year from now, the NRC would have to hire a lot of people to handle at least 2,500 applications for research reactors. This would begin the experience database required for FAA style type certification, which would be required for an Aneutronic Fusion licensing category.

Glad to see your enthusiasm! Rushing it a bit, don’t you think? They’ve got to get it to work, first – actually, prove the concept first – then another several years for a prototype.

And to get it to work, they’ve got to make sure they have enough funding now, and can get through these current obstacles. Quite a bit of homework and nitty gritty to focus on now before we bring in the licensing lawyers!

2,500 universities shaking down their alumni would reach the world’s movers and shakers, as well as the future Bill Gates and Dave Thomas’s, as ~250,000 physics and engineering students who stand to benefit in terms of documented experience spread the buzz to at least 25 million people.

How easy is it to get 2,500 universities to shake down their alumni? Why wait for future Bill Gates, when you can probably get a pitch in to the present Bill much easier than shaking down 2,500 universities?

I’m getting the sense you’re more comfortable with a future, hypothetical world where everything works smoothly, than the present problematic world.

The base rationale could extend from the need to suspend disbelief, like we all do every time we watch a movie.

Watch out about suspending disbelief. This isn’t a movie. Suspend disbelief and get burned, and you lose goodwill. No need to appeal to wishful thinking. I’d rather have people on board that are up for the hard work, trial and error to get this done. And who will appreciate it for the miracle it is, if it works out really quickly.

Aneutronic fusion, folks. It sounds like you’re underestimating the challenge here.

Due diligence

Yes. Due diligence, which is still pending for phase I proof of concept. Due diligence in getting the research funds raised, getting the machine to fire like a charm, connecting the dots with other researchers for useful feedback, insights and suggestions, connecting the dots on the supply chain, publishing papers and getting peer review, systematically testing every facet of the machine.

It may be useful to take a step back here to think about the present challenges, and let the future take care of itself.

2 years from now…

Inshallah.