Gabriel Kra pushes back on near-term fusion hype compared to other clean energy alternatives.
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“In twenty-thirty-five and twenty-forty, we're probably going to see some there in that range. We might see a first commercial reactor producing electrons onto the grid, but I think before that, it's all going to be, if we do well, it's going to be pilots and demonstrations.”
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