U.S. physicists rally around plan to build fusion power plant

Re:U.S. physicists rally around plan to build fusion power p... by mchusma on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:00AM (#25355798)

Both ITER is scheduled to be done and SPARC are trying to make net energy in 5 years. They probably won't hit those dates, but we aren't really talking about 20 years anymore. (I agree with several commenters on this thread that any project with a 20 years to completion timeline should be shelved for things with <10 year timelines).

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Re:U.S. physicists rally around plan to build fusion power p... by pfdietz on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @05:24PM (#25366134)

ITER won't even start burning DT until 2035 or so (assuming they control disruptions enough to be allowed to introduce tritium.)

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Re:U.S. physicists rally around plan to build fusion power p... by garmaine on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:11PM (#25361621)

Those are research plants, not regulatory approval for commercial designs. We're still at least 20+ years away.

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