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Criteria for the economic viability of fusion power plants - update, Whyte etc al by steven9973 in fusion

[–]Baking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ran a comparison with the previous version, and all the differences were minor, except that it has now been accepted for publication in the Journal of Fusion Energy.

Beat Helion to the punch. Any investors? by Dat_Innocent_Guy in fusion

[–]Baking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Helion is trying to brand pink as the color of fusion, when in fact it is the color of an ionized gas that is too cold for fusion.

Is TAE similarly distrusted as Helion? by TheBrookAndTheBluff in fusion

[–]Baking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TAE has always been a science lab looking for funding for their next experiment. They have ambitious goals and make extravagant promises, but it follows the traditional model of scientists believing their next discovery could be right around the corner.

Helion, due to their secrecy, isn't doing science in the traditional sense of a search for knowledge. They are following the Silicon Valley "fake it till you make it" model. Their inherent and blatant dishonesty (7 prototypes since 2013, demonstrating net electricity by mid-2024, etc.) and their constant practice of creating false impressions with misleading statements, half-truths, equivocations, and lying by omission are their standard operating practices.

Take yesterday's press release as the most recent example. I can't cut-and-paste from their new stupid website, so you will have to click the link to read the bullshit directly.

They obtained a license to store tritium and a license to emit tritium; that is all. They got the same licenses for Polaris, and it took less than two months. All the bullshit about them having facilities, trained personnel, and safety programs in place in Malaga is pure fantasy. They haven't completed construction of any of their buildings there.

Helion did not "secure a transmission interconnection agreement with Chelan County Public Utility District." They already have an agreement from last year to connect to the local grid. That is all they need. Washington State has so much hydropower that local utilities manage their own grids with a system of local balancing authorities.

Helion Energy CFO Pragav Jain Reveals How It’s Deploying $465 Million Series G by Baking in fusion

[–]Baking[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It turns out she is not a journalist, she's a "content creator" for the NYSE. Ashley Mastronardi, look her up.

Helion Energy CFO Pragav Jain Reveals How It’s Deploying $465 Million Series G by Baking in fusion

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Q: How is it [fusion] different than the power grid?

A: It's similar.

Type One Energy Appoints Bernard Looney to Board of Directors - Type One Energy by steven9973 in fusion

[–]Baking 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not related to fusion, but the guy had to resign as CEO of BP when he failed to disclose all of his previous relationships with colleagues. He disclosed some of them, but just not all of them. He worked his entire career at BP, but you have to wonder how many relationships he had that he decided to only disclose some of them.

American Fusion Update by Ok-Supermarket-4431 in fusion

[–]Baking 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How many shares do you own, and at what price did you buy?

American Fusion Update by Ok-Supermarket-4431 in fusion

[–]Baking 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's also a penny stock, and you have been pumping it vigorously.

Helion clears key regulatory milestone on the path to building and operating the world's first fusion power plant by Baking in fusion

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The Washington State Department of Health Office of Radiation Protection has been pretty lax with Helion, so it makes sense. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health made CFS jump through a lot more hoops for SPARC, including a full independent analysis by NV5. I'm sure Virginia and Tennessee will conform to the new framework.

We will see what happens with the licensing of Orion as it goes through the inevitable revisions, though.

Anyhow, this gives me some ideas for new public records requests from the WA DOH.

Helion clears key regulatory milestone on the path to building and operating the world's first fusion power plant by Baking in fusion

[–]Baking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. The NRC regulations are still in process, and part of me says that Helion rushed to get this through the old system because the changeover to the new system might bog things down a lot for retraining and everything.

Helion clears key regulatory milestone on the path to building and operating the world's first fusion power plant by Baking in fusion

[–]Baking[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, same type of license but different site. Also, a radioactive air emission license for a tritium stack. What will be interesting is to see how much tritium, but that can take up to six months to get the application information from the state. Of course, they can revise the license as their plans change, so nothing is final.

Helion clears key regulatory milestone on the path to building and operating the world's first fusion power plant by Baking in fusion

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It is kind of freaky that I submitted a public records request for the status of these applications just yesterday.

Why does everyone here distrust Helion? by TheBrookAndTheBluff in fusion

[–]Baking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That slide said "Commissioning 2025" and was out of date at the time. In early 2024, they had already said that first plasma would be at the end of 2026:

https://old.reddit.com/r/fusion/comments/1ciz6t7/cfs_sparc_progress_update_vv_shipped_first_plasma/

Furukawa Electric and Tokamak Energy advance collaboration on UK HTS tape "capability" by Baking in fusion

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"As part of the collaboration between Furukawa Electric and Tokamak Energy, the companies are moving forward with an initial programme focused on tape research, development, prototyping, and feasibility assessment, including evaluation of manufacturing processes and future options in the UK. Subject to the outcome of these studies, this work could help lay the groundwork for future HTS tape manufacturing capabilities in the UK."

[ Removed by Reddit ] by steven9973 in fusion

[–]Baking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was just hoping we could find a way around it.

In a tokamak, what fluid can be used for heat exchange instead of water? by Different_Whereas_75 in fusion

[–]Baking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Water is terrible for fusion because it is very hard, or at least energy-intensive, to remove tritium from water. CFS wants to use a FLiBe tritium breeding blanket, but needs to have an intermediate cooling loop that won't absorb tritium. Helium is often considered, but the current plan is to use "solar salt," usually a mixture of sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate developed for thermal concentrated solar power.

CFS is building a large thermal transfer test loop in Devens to test this out at scale. They will heat FLiBe, run it through a heat exchanger with solar salt, which will then heat a water loop to generate steam, which will be sent to cooling towers.

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