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Old 05-30-2023, 03:43 PM
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You mean fusion instead of fission. Don't read too much into the recent press release on some progress with fusion. This is still an area of basic research and a Q factor greater than one (for the entire fusion process including electricity generation) is still a long ways off. We are not close to having commercially available fusion power for electricity generation. Perhaps in several decades.

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Originally Posted by DDToto41 View Post
It may soon. The scientists have found a way to use nuclear fission instead of nuclear fusion. They have been working on this for a long time. It may take a while for the designs and construction to begin.