„Weltweit erstes“ Kernfusionskraftwerk im Netzmaßstab wurde in den USA als weiterer Schritt für die zukunftsweisende Energie angekündigt

If all goes to plan, Virginia will be the site of the world’s first grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant, able to harness this futuristic clean power and generate electricity from it by the early 2030s, according to an announcement Tuesday by the startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

CFS, one of the largest and most-hyped nuclear fusion companies, will make a multibillion-dollar investment into building the facility near Richmond. When operational, the plant will be able to plug into the grid and produce 400 megawatts, enough to power around 150,000 homes, said its CEO Bob Mumgaard.

“This will mark the first time fusion power will be made available in the world at grid scale,” Mumgaard said. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin welcomed the announcement, calling it “an historic moment for Virginia and the world at large.”

I hope this pans out. How will this fusion reactor be able to put out more energy than it uses? What makes this endeavor different from all past ones?

Why would anyone trust news about nuclear energy when it starts with
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Considering no experimental fusion power generator has been able to produce more energy than is put in on a system level – what the hell is this even? The article is a press release so whatever, but pushing for commercialization without so much as a successful proof of concept is just weird.

I hope it works, but based on everything I’ve read, we won’t see it supplying the grid until after mid-century.