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marinero

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2. The timeline is probably overly optimistic

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 08:49 PM

Dec 2024

It is true that that a breakthrough experiment has been reported (a single fusion event with use of a laser, the first ever to have generated net-positive energy) and it may have been successfully repeated, but it is highly doubtful that a commercial power plant utilizing the technology can be constructed within the next 10 years.
Still, good luck.

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Fusion Start-Up Plans to Build Its First Power Plant in Virginia [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 OP

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The timeline is probably overly optimistic marinero Dec 2024 #2

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