When I first learned how nuclear reactors actually generate power it was a big W...

zirgs on Dec 17, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: US nuclear-fusion lab enters new era: achieving 'i...

When I first learned how nuclear reactors actually generate power it was a big WTF moment for me. Wait - do they really just heat water? For some reason I thought that there was a more advanced process to extract electricity from the reactor.

OnlyMortal on Dec 17, 2023 [–]

Yup. It does seem inefficient.

I assume the cost is “good enough”.