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Hi everyone,
First, I would like to thank all of you for helping me with my research paper. The paper was a big success!
As I mentioned in previous posts, I'm about to start my college education as a nuclear engineer. I am debating between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
I understand the scientific difference between the two but I'm not sure about other aspects. I would really appreciate if you could give your opinion on this.
1/Will commercial nuclear fusion be feasible in the few decades? I heard that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory failed the nuclear fusion experiment. They said their goal, in four or five years, is to figure out what went wrong in the experiment. Is it really feasible when they have to spend that much time to figure out what could have gone wrong?
2/How much does the government care about commercial nuclear fusion? Do they spend a lot of money on this area?
3/Will I be able to get a decent job in this field?
4/I just read something really interesting about cold fusion. Here's the link:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...ied-has-10000-times-the-energy-density-of-gas
Is it true?
5/As for nuclear fission, I know that Berkeley University is working on a new model of fission reactor which could reuse spent fuel and minimize nuclear waste. So I think nuclear fission is also a good solution to our energy crisis.
6/ If I decide to go into fusion, I would minor in EECS. If I decide to go into fission, I would minor in ME. I'm pretty sure that both fields need knowledge of MSE so I will major in MSE in either case. What do you think?
Thank you very much!
Xholic
First, I would like to thank all of you for helping me with my research paper. The paper was a big success!
As I mentioned in previous posts, I'm about to start my college education as a nuclear engineer. I am debating between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
I understand the scientific difference between the two but I'm not sure about other aspects. I would really appreciate if you could give your opinion on this.
1/Will commercial nuclear fusion be feasible in the few decades? I heard that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory failed the nuclear fusion experiment. They said their goal, in four or five years, is to figure out what went wrong in the experiment. Is it really feasible when they have to spend that much time to figure out what could have gone wrong?
2/How much does the government care about commercial nuclear fusion? Do they spend a lot of money on this area?
3/Will I be able to get a decent job in this field?
4/I just read something really interesting about cold fusion. Here's the link:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...ied-has-10000-times-the-energy-density-of-gas
Is it true?
5/As for nuclear fission, I know that Berkeley University is working on a new model of fission reactor which could reuse spent fuel and minimize nuclear waste. So I think nuclear fission is also a good solution to our energy crisis.
6/ If I decide to go into fusion, I would minor in EECS. If I decide to go into fission, I would minor in ME. I'm pretty sure that both fields need knowledge of MSE so I will major in MSE in either case. What do you think?
Thank you very much!
Xholic