- The Biden Administration and Department of Energy have announced the successful achievement of the first exothermic fusion reaction, which produces more energy than was put in.
- Fusion has been a goal of research for the past 70 years, with the potential to generate huge amounts of electricity with zero carbon footprint.
- Despite this major breakthrough, there are still many steps to go before commercial-grade fusion reactors are available. These steps include scaling up the energy required to power the lasers, designing and building the facility, producing tritium, and transmission of the energy.
- The Biden Administration has committed to a project to develop a commercial-grade reactor within 10 years, however it is likely to take decades before tritium and superconductor issues are solved, and Fusion is available at scale.
link to original vlog published December 15, 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjybBP2ohbo
