What the US needs to do to win the fusion race
The current approach lacks the urgency and scope required to deliver the technology’s promise. The U.S. strategy is fragmented, with insufficient coordination between government, academia, and private sectors, and it lacks the aggressive funding and political support that would signal its prioritization.
On Dec. 2, 2023, the People’s Republic of China formed a national fusion energy consortium, uniting its state-led research and industrial efforts into a single entity. As one Chinese fusion entrepreneur put it, nuclear fusion is now a national priori... [4902 chars]
Published by: The Hill
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