Company Announces Construction of "Grid-Scale" Fusion Power Plant

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  Energy startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems has announced that it will begin construction of the "world's first grid-scale" nuclear fusion power plant near Richmond, Virginia.

The MIT spinout announced that it was "one step closer" to making fusion energy — fusing atoms together inside a reactor, much like the process that powers stars — a reality by making a multibillion-dollar investment in the plant.

The company hopes to build the Virginia plant by the "early 2030s," according to an MIT press release.

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Author / Journalist: Victor Tangermann

Category: Technology

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Topics: Tokamak Mit Fusion Fusion energy

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Published On: 2024-12-20 @ 18:12:03 (21 hours ago)

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