In their quest to create a sustainable energy source that
can fit the world’s needs, scientists have tried everything from solar energy
to windmills, from algae to cow manure. All of these methods have promising
results, but none quite so promising as what scientists in the International Nuclear Fusion Project (ITER) are working on: nuclear fusion.
Nuclear fusion would create a limitless source of clean,
renewable energy once it’s been developed. The other side, however, is that
this technology would take billions of dollars to even become a feasible
option. Currently, nuclear fusion actually takes up more energy than it
generates. Because the atoms currently bounce off each other when sent through
the Hadron Collider, the energy generated is far less than if they were to
fuse, which would take a factory heating those atoms to almost 100 million
degrees Celsius.
Critics are claiming that this project is completely
infeasible, and that even if it is possible, it would not be worth the cost.
Because nuclear fusion has almost been reproduced on Earth, nuclear fusion
would absolutely be possible. As far as being worth the cost, is there any
price tag too high for a literally limitless power source? While the 3.5 billion
dollar price tag is certainly a considerable sum to look at, consider how much
money that will save every human on earth, once it replaces fossil fuels as our
primary source of energy. For generations to come, people all around the world
will not have to worry about the quickly diminishing fuel reserves our planet
has to offer.
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