British Researchers Say Fusion Is Close

sh00z writes: "The article quotes a leading scientist saying that Fusion power is 'within reach' in the next decade, with commercial plants to follow within another 10 or so years. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone at Texas A&M. They might just jump the starting gun again."

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Re:Here we go again

[justin.warren]

To all those naysayers who are complaining that it's still '10 years away' but that it might be longer, do a better job yourself.

Fusion power, as distinct from cold fusion, is a very realisable goal, but is extremely complex stuff that takes time to develop. To become a viable power source it must be stable, efficient and safe. Without being all these things it will never be a commercially viable energy source.

Sure, it isn't just now, but all forms of technology take time and effort to develop from an embryonic, hacked up thing that sortof works some of the time to a reliable technology. Think back to before CRTs were available and how computers were rooms of magnetic core and paper tape. In a mere 40 to 50 years they've gone from ludicrously expensive industrial monsters to commonplace items you have difficulty imagining life without.

Keep that in mind next time you take pot shots at people who are working damn hard to try to create something useful for all of mankind. So it might take a bit of time. It'll be worth the wait.