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Nuclear Fusion at 100: The Hidden Race for Energy Supremacy
- bediger4000 7y ago"reactors reach the point of commercial viability by the 2030s or 2040s" So... 10 to 20 years. I wonder if they included this on purpose, given the long an inglorious history of predicting commercially viable nuclear fusion "in 10 years"?
- pfdietz 7y agoThey're probably just using the usual combination of wishful thinking, fuzzy thinking, and ignorance of the engineering obstacles. There is zero chance of commercially viable fusion by 2030 and close to zero by 2040. It's possible we'll see an experiment reach breakeven by then, but the chasm between that and commercial viability is enormous.