Nuclear Fusion Technology was swiftly promoted by the authorities. Its direct international impact was fluctuations in fossil fuel prices and financial markets, along with the envy of certain people overseas.
As the place where it originated, Huaxia felt the most direct and unavoidable impact from the application of Nuclear Fusion Technology.
More than three years earlier, Science Island's Star Ring Experiment had succeeded, and it had already caused some repercussions at the time.
The authorities announced a gradual reduction in production and the closure of some coal mines with outdated capacity.
That had caused some miners to lose their jobs and reduced the profits of certain coal mining companies. After such a long period of adjustment, the workers laid off back then had all moved into other jobs and stabilized their lives.
This time, however, the promotion and widespread adoption of Nuclear Fusion Technology had a far greater impact than before.
Several provinces that primarily relied on thermal power generation announced partnerships with Huaxia Nuclear Energy Group to plan Nuclear Fusion Power Stations. This already showed that thermal power generation would face large-scale elimination within the next five years.
Thermal power generation was the primary consumer of coal. Once it was phased out, the coal market would shrink dramatically.
At the same time, the authorities quietly issued documents accelerating the closure of old coal mines and restoring vegetation in mining areas. Some coal mining companies were seeking gradual transformation and withdrawal from the market.
Quite a few miners had been laid off, creating a small wave of unemployment, and the problem was beginning to emerge.
With Nuclear Fusion Technology mature, the coal market would continue shrinking over the next five to ten years and might even leave the mainstream entirely.
That meant that over the next five to ten years,