Scientists from the US’s Sandia National Laboratories have announced a breakthrough in energy fusion technology that even conservatives among them are calling the most revolutionary energy production invention in decades. The technology is essentially a special circuit that can fire many times flawlessly and carry enough power to sustain high-yield nuclear fusion. If larger-scale production of the circuits produce more sustainable power as predicted by the modeling studies it is very possible we may end up with fusion power plants fed by cheap seawater within 20 years.
There is, however, one small catch (isn’t there always?) The funding that produced this circuit comes from the US Department of Defense. Specifically, the research was geared towards more accurately modeling nuclear weapon explosions since the US is observing a moratorium on nuke tests. Will the US release this invaluable strategic technology to private industry so that it can build fusion plants? Will the US have a choice given our mounting dependence on foreign and dwindling fossil fuels? Time will tell.
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