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Quinthyll t1_j1fdflr wrote

I expect to see wide scale implementation within 10 years honestly. Now that we've gone from proof of concept, to actually producing more energy than it takes to create the reaction the next real hurdle is the cost of creating the initial energy burst. But now that we can create the energy, there's going to be a race to market, because the first to start selling fusion reactor power plants.... they're only gonna be mega rich.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fenb1 wrote

Ignoring my "30 years away" jokey comment, I really don't see 10 years as being anywhere near reasonable. I think an optimistic number might be 20 and I don't think that will be wide scale, but rather an operating facility supplying power to a small local area.

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