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Quote by: Scribbler1  That's my point. They already have gotten it running. Of course, it was a test reactor, but it worked. LINKAs I said, there are practical problems which keep it from becoming a common power source, which is why I mentioned the promise of Helium3. |
Very misleading, as the confinement time was .21 seconds, and the required input power was 39.5 megawatts. 39 megawatts in to get 10.7 out is not good business. There is no fusion source that's commercially viable now.
"Although most fusion researchers agree that the reactor will probably be able to generate more power than it consumes, there are some who believe it may struggle to produce as much energy as predicted, or to hold the plasma stable for as long as hoped."
Fusion energy Just around the corner : Nature
Edit to add: Note that my link is for a different, newer reactor, and the date is more than 10 years after your link date.