I'll link to the NAS report on fusion findings. US benefits from ITER partnerships work both ways. But also recommends investments in smaller, less expensive, m

I'll link to the NAS report on fusion findings. US benefits from ITER partnerships work both ways. But also recommends investments in smaller, less expensive, more innovative (and therefore competitive) designs. http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=25331 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?Rec... Just to put things in perspective. ITER budget is estimated ~$25B. Seeking to produce >500MW with a 12T magnetic field. Massive radius. Twice any previous tokamak size. Just look at the pictures ;) JET budget was ~$5B total. And achieved 25MW with a 5T coil. But without actually "burning plasma" (Max Q < 1.0) Princeton Plasma Physics Lab run by DoE budget is >$100M per annum. So this represents a significant challenge, and not just in fund raising. The most promising space might be in the design of "mini-magnets" https://nationalmaglab.org/news-events/news/lbc-project-world-record-magnetic-field https://nationalmaglab.org/news-events/news/lbc-project-worl...