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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by pauljurczak on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @12:57AM (#33980463)
> I fully expect a working fusion plant of some kind by 2030

Right. The first law of fusion physics: working fusion power generation in 10 years. It has been proven true for the last 7 decades. Rock solid.

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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by bratbag on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @05:47AM (#33981955)
The joke used to be fusion was always 30 years away. Then the joke was it was always 20 years away. Now the joke is it's always 10 years away.

People paying attention over this time have noticed it getting closer as we improve our capabilities.

The next iteration of the joke will be 'fusion was always inevitable'

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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by Valakas_ on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:36AM (#33981298)
At some point, people will still be predicting fusion in the next 10 years, and then it will happen in the next.
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