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Re:Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion by maxerickson on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @04:41PM (#28214606)
"Practical" is in there.

A price competitive 10 MW generator probably meets that standard though (Islands, small towns, isolated mills, etc).

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Re:Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion by fasdf23967 on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @06:37PM (#28215589)
...very fast spaceships for the solar system, interstellar big ones probably. With continous thrust.
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Re:Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion by maxerickson on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @07:07PM (#28215816)
That would likely not demonstrate grid comparable cost though.
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