Nuclear fusion—the explosive physics that powers the hearts of countless stars, including our own—is the ultimate energy source. For decades, scientists have touted the many benefits of nuclear fusion. It’s more efficient, doesn’t produce waste, and can’t be used for weapons of mass destruction (without a fission counterpart). By all accounts, it’s an important energy solution that could seriously help curtail humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels. And the Biden Administration agrees.
According to the Associated Press (AP), U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced on Monday that creating a working commercial fusion reactor within the president’s “decadal vision of commercial fusion” was “not out of the realm of possibility.” In other words, to goal is to have a working reactor in the next (approximately) 10 years.
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