MIT embarks on ambitious plan to build nuclear fusion plant by 2033

MIT embarks on ambitious plan to build nuclear fusion plant by 2033

  • March 10, 2018
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MIT embarks on ambitious plan to build nuclear fusion plant by 2033

MIT announced yesterday that it and Commonwealth Fusion Systems — an MIT spinoff — are working on a project that aims to make harvesting energy from nuclear fusion a reality within the next 15 years. The ultimate goal is to develop a 200-megawatt power plant. MIT also announced that Italian energy firm ENI has invested $50 million towards the project, $30 million of which will be applied to research and development at MIT over the next three years.

Source: engadget.com

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