I wonder what the interplay of the material's EOS has with constraining these solutions. Note I only had time to skim the article.

Diversity of energy sources?

There is still ICF research, although it has its own problems.

While interesting, what does chernobyl have to do with nuclear weapons testing?

The common thread is governments lying to their people about radiation releases.

I think we have the nuclear physics part figured out. It is more of an engineering challenge.

Here is an opinion article on Yucca mountain that I think makes most of the same points, but in a smaller footprint.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2008/12/2...

Is theoretical physics not science as well?

Theoretical physics wouldn't exist without experiments that back it up. In particular, for a theory to be relevant, it has to correctly predict the outcomes of all past experiments. In contrast with math, where you can easily make up "worlds" (models) that have no basis in reality whatsoever.

Must be those gosh darn millennials. Regardless, this is a separate issue from a loan servicer falsely advertising that it will help you cope with dept.

ICF is also funded, though it has its fair share of problems.