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> We have a pretty solid roadmap to fusion power plants. ITER and DEMO don't have tremendous risks attached to them. The costs of ITER have grown to be more th
by hannob 6y ago
> We have a pretty solid roadmap to fusion power plants. ITER and DEMO don't have tremendous risks attached to them.
The costs of ITER have grown to be more than 4x as much as what was planned (and it is still in early stages so that's probably not the end of the story). I would not call that "solid".
- adrianN 6y agoAlmost all large construction projects overshoot their costs. Things we built for the first time are even more likely to do so.