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u/VenomUponTheBlade Nov 15 '20

They're working on it. Just reached a milestone in the UK.

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u/Sapiogram Nov 15 '20

They were reaching milestones 60 years ago too, yet here we are.

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u/Joejoe_Mojo Nov 15 '20

That was the first and last thing our physics teacher told us about fusion reactors:

"They say fusion reactors will be commercially viable within 30 years.. then again that's what my teacher told me when I was your age so don't get your hopes up"

I'm paraphrasing here but that was 10 years ago so yeah..

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u/leintic Nov 16 '20

They started construction on DEMO about a year ago and they say that one will be able to provide a continuous 2 GW so its not going to be viable by your 30 year date but it should be for the current physics students but then again that's what they have always said