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Fusion won't avert need for climate change 'sacrifice', says nuclear energy expert

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Re: Fusion quite possibly will never work but there are alternatives

Traditional geothermal uses two pipes and water flowing between them possibly with a type of fracking used to enhance the flow. The gyrotron drilling is very different. It's a single hole that is very very deep to get high temperature and high heat transfer. The hole is vitrified and sealed so there should be no chance of it causing earthquakes.

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