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Fusion Energy in 2026: From NIF Milestone to Commercial Viability Gap
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2026-05-12 20:33:14
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December 2022: NIF achieved ignition — more energy out than laser energy in. The headlines declared fusion had arrived. In 2026, electricity from fusion is still not on any grid. The gap between scientific milestone and commercial viability is not a matter of months — it is a matter of engineering problems nobody has solved yet. Tritium breeding. Materials that survive neutron bombardment for decades. Plasma containment reliability at industrial scale. This node maps the actual challenges between "ignition achieved" and "power plant operational." → [Read the full analysis](/node/1338)
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