Nuclear Fusion Illusion. Is it time to park the pipe dream?

Nuclear fusion promises to provide unlimited, cheap, safe energy for the future of humankind. It's a lofty goal and it's easy to see why so much research funding has been ploughed into the endeavour over the last three decades. But are the latest "breakthroughs" really as good as they're made out to be, or are we deluding ourselves if we think this technology will have any impact on our global energy challenge?

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Research Links

Original Research by Steven Krivit
http://news.newenergytimes.net/2017/10/06/the-iter-power-amplification-myth/

Sabine Hossenfelder's video based on Steven Krivit's research
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ITER
https://www.iter.org/mach/TritiumBreeding

JET
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00391-1

EAST
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-is-chinas-artificial-sun-experimental-fusion-reactor-that-has-set-a-new-record-7341397/

NIF
https://physicsworld.com/a/national-ignition-facility-heralds-significant-step-towards-fusion-break-even-target/

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