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Nuclear Fusion
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Jan 20, 2026
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StarTalk·Jan 20, 2026
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Nuclear fusion represents a potentially revolutionary and unlimited source of energy for civilization.
“if we could perfect this process then it's unlimited energy for practically zero cost for the rest of the world and all of civilization”
StarTalk · Sep 2024 · 3 episodes · 4.2M views on this topicBW
Inertial confinement fusion is inherently safe because it cannot experience a runaway condition or meltdown.
“it also makes it inherently safe there is no runaway condition there's nothing I mean that basically can melt down or become unsafe from that point of view”
StarTalk · Jan 2023 · 1 episode · 210K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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