Prospect and Philosophical Reflection on the Development of Controlled Nuclear Fusion Technology
Due to the dilemma of traditional energy use and the threat of climate change,human society has intensified its efforts to find an effective solution to the energy crisis.However,new energy resources such as photovoltaic and wind power,as well as the new generation of nuclear fission energy,have significant uncertainties owing to their respective technical and resource risks,making them difficult to serve as the core role in the energy transition.After decades of development,controlled nuclear fusion technology still faces many challenges,but it has achieved several milestones and glimpsed the dawn of a technological breakthrough.Controlled nuclear fusion technology has high energy density,widely available resources that are easy to obtain,and possesses many potential benefits such as safety,sustainability and environmental friendliness.It is a disruptive technology that could break through the energy bottleneck in human development.However,science and technology can be a double-edged sword.While controlled nuclear fusion technology strives to solve the problem of energy supply,it may also bring about a series of new issues,such as triggering a new round of energy technology competition and creating new forms of energy hegemony.Due to the fundamental position of energy in the survival and development of human beings,it is crucial to conduct forward-looking research and philosophical reflection on the impact and risk of controlled nuclear fusion technology from the prospective of energy ethics.The success of controlled nuclear fusion will shake the"scarcity principle of energy",challenge the existing energy realism,partially dispel the core view of energy ecological doomsday,and have a revolutionary impact on traditional energy philosophy.
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