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If nuclear fusion were to become useful for residential heating, could the plasma be useful for fake fireplaces? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When I say “fake fireplace”, I mean something like those structures fueled by fossil methane that produce flame and heat but obviously don’t burn actual wood

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Even if your home is powered by nuclear energy, you still don’t have uranium fuel rods in your fireplace.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

True, but I was specifically talking about nuclear fusion, which would entail helium/hydrogen plasma rather than fissionable material.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Do you expect to keep million degree hot plasma in your fireplace?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It'd heat up the room, though. And the next couple of rooms. Or houses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

No, that still probably wouldn’t work out, as the other comments have pointed out. Just clarifying that the dangerous aspects of what I asked wouldn’t involve uranium in particular.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The thermometer says 36 centigrade, which isn't great but it's not terrible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Right, it uses something that’ll kill you much faster.