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Re Q>1, isn't that just the reaction making more power as heat than you put in and you need something like Q>5 to use the heat to make steam to make electricity to run the thing? (as in wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_energy_gain_factor)



Correct. Energy generation >1 is targeted for 2030. So it fits "fusion is 5 years away" trope.


Fusion used to always be 30 years away, more recently 15 years.


Less science personal company has, shorter the due date.




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