Friedberg: 90% to 95% chance scalable fusion exists within two decades
David Friedberg · David Friedberg — How Technology Solves Our Climate Crisis · Feb 15, 2023 · at 51:16
David Friedberg, CEO of The Production Board, explains why rapid advances in digital controls and materials make commercial nuclear fusion highly likely.
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“I would say there's probably a 90 plus percent chance or 95% chance that we will have scalable fusion energy in the next decade or two”
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