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The most optimistic estimates I know of talk about commercial viability in a 30-50 year timeframe. Yes, and they have been saying that for 50 years . . .
by goodcanadian 10y ago
The most optimistic estimates I know of talk about commercial viability in a 30-50 year timeframe.
Yes, and they have been saying that for 50 years . . .
- blargles 10y agoThere's actually some new breakthroughts that have been made in the last couple years that have pushed it to closer to 15-20 years. A group out of MIT has designed a new reactor type that shows promise, http://news.mit.edu/2015/small-modular-efficient-fusion-plant-0810 http://news.mit.edu/2015/small-modular-efficient-fusion-plan... there's also a lecture they did for and MIT alumni association down in silicon valley back in February on YouTube.
- adrianN 10y agoThirty to fifty years, if you fund it properly. We don't: http://i.imgur.com/sjH5r.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sjH5r.jpg