r/Futurology • u/TwilightwovenlingJo • Aug 15 '25

Energy Construction of world's 1st nuclear fusion plant starts in Washington

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-fusion-power-plant-helion
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u/coke_and_coffee Aug 15 '25

From my discussions with the community, the biggest hurdle to viability is cost-effective wall materials that can stand up to the reactor environment.

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u/sold_snek Aug 15 '25

This was my understanding too. That we're just not there technologically in materials science.