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Re:Microsoft Bets That Fusion Power Is Closer Than Many Think by mensetmanusman on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:46AM (#35888164)
Disruption outside of the government eye is common, I wouldn’t be surprised. Those organizations focus on nuclear weapons tech.
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Re:Microsoft Bets That Fusion Power Is Closer Than Many Think by dotBen on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:59AM (#35888354)
DOE also covers domestic nuclear power generation

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_...

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Re:Microsoft Bets That Fusion Power Is Closer Than Many Think by DennisP on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:25AM (#35888763)
And the NRC regulates civilian nuclear reactors. Recently, the NRC commissioners unanimously decided to regulate fusion reactors like particle accelerators rather than like fission reactors, which is very favorable to rapidly building out fusion reactors once they become available.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/nuclear-fusion-will-not-be-r...

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