'After decades of effort, a great deal has been learned and accomplished, but a practical fusion power concept has not been forthcoming. Note that I said ”practical fusion power.” Unlike fire, fusion power has to compete against a number of other options. The word “practical” means that a fusion power system must be desirable, based on the realities of the society into which it will be introduced.
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What I’ve just described is not a happy story. At some point, probably in a matter of years, a group of pragmatic power industry engineers will be convened to seriously scrutinize tokamak fusion, and they are virtually certain to declare that it cannot become a practical power system. That will certainly be a calamity for the people involved and for the cause of fusion power.'
- Robert L. Hirsch,
Where to Look for Practical Fusion Power, October 16, 2012
ContextBrief History of Fusion Power
(Fusion Power) - LPP Focus Fusion 1; '..FF-1 results are right now far ahead..''..FORGET fuel-powered jet engines .. looking into hybrid planes .. plasma engine..''..committed to 100 percent clean energy by the year 2050.'The "CityTree" - 'Air pollution is one of the world's invisible killers.'Residential heating with wood and coal: health impacts and policy options in Europe and North America'..to get rid of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2025..' - Britain bans gasoline and diesel cars starting in 2040