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geologean t1_ir7q0ah wrote

Reply to comment by Lethalmud in Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and they're betting big. by filosoful

Isn't the joke among nuclear scientists that stable fusion is always 30 years away? The world just doesn't fund fundamental research well enough to see the kind of progress that gets hyped.

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beatthestupidout t1_ir97jv8 wrote

No, the joke started out at around 50 years and it's been decreasing ever since. Now, people think the joke was that it was always 10 years away, but it wasn't. The jokes and reality are converging on a point around 15-20 years away.

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dja_ra t1_irbx02m wrote

You can actually get there though, ask Xeno

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dug99 t1_ir9b77w wrote

Fusion was 30 years away when the Physicists I worked with dismantled their Tokamak. That was 1994.

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Randall-Flagg22 t1_ir90usd wrote

well the UK is building a Fusion Power Plant now. It won't be operable until the 40's but still, cool

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