Excellent nuclear fusion news !!!

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NIF to Achieve Nuclear Fusion Within Two Years - Softpedia

A recent test run of the world's most powerful laser proved that the instrument works, and raised hopes that scientists at the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) will achieve nuclear fusion within two years.

The firing of the laser was the first-ever complete dry run of the machine, which saw the laser being aimed at the peppercorn-sized pellet of nuclear fuel. The stuff was instantly pulverized into a shower of neutrons.

In this fast-food world... this went unnoticed

With a 2 year timeline, fusion will be just in time for electric cars !

Meanwhile in europe, the ITER initiative is running into trouble:
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_Developments_in_fusion_1210103.html

The Iter fusion demonstration project has suffered another funding blow, while a milestone was reached in another potential route to fusion power in the USA.

After debating the budget of the European Union, the host and therefore biggest single donor to Iter, the budget committee voted to cut the project's proposed 2011 budget from €352 million ($487 million) to €305 million ($422 million).

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If successful this opens up huge potentials for space exploration

 

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