[dfsegoat]

From the ITER wiki link:

> ITER Project was initiated in 1988.

> The expected cost of ITER has risen from US$5 billion to US$20 billion, and the timeline for operation at full power was moved from the original estimate of 2016 to 2027.

> A technical concern is that the 14 MeV neutrons produced by the fusion reactions will damage the materials from which the reactor is built

... definitely not clear to me that this is a "clear path forward" to fusion power, but I was encouraged to learn that a project of this sort was underway.

[pgeorgi]

> ITER Project was initiated in 1988.

> The expected cost of ITER has risen from US$5 billion to US$20 billion

So factor 4 in 30 years. That's approximately inflation, no?

[dfsegoat]

I did not think of that. An excellent point.