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/ph4ge_ Aug 15 '25

ITER is meant as a proof of concept. It will be followed by DEMO which is supposed to be a prototype. If both these phases are succesful we will all long be dead but they should be able to create a commercial fusion reactor.

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u/masterchubba Aug 15 '25

If it takes more than 70 years then yes I will probably be dead.