https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/clim ... fb-nytimes
Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest
"A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.
Scientists developing a compact version of a nuclear fusion reactor have shown in a series of research papers that it should work, renewing hopes that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achieved and eventually contribute to the fight against climate change.
Construction of a reactor, called Sparc, which is being developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a spinoff company, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, is expected to begin next spring and take three or four years, the researchers and company officials said.
Although many significant challenges remain, the company said construction would be followed by testing and, if successful, building of a power plant that could use fusion energy to generate electricity, beginning in the next decade."
I would be interested in thoughts on this from scientists/engineers around here - TIA.