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It kinda seems feasible. The reactors aren't all that big, so in terms of hardware mass it's nothing startling. They're starting to manufacture their own capaci
by DennisP 4y ago
It kinda seems feasible. The reactors aren't all that big, so in terms of hardware mass it's nothing startling. They're starting to manufacture their own capacitors, and don't need anyone to supply them with turbines or advanced lasers or superconductors. The reactors are shippable by rail. Regulators are already signaling a light hand, even in the US for D-T fusion. If Helion achieves their projected cost of one cent/kWh, then it will be cheaper to replace even a brand-new coal or gas plant than to keep paying for fuel.
(The big leap of course is getting to a fully-working prototype.)