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by ncfausti 1280 days ago
Just bootstrap a second fusion power plant with the first, then continue on, similar to how compilers for a language can be written in the language itself.
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Bootstrapping the power plant isn't the problem. The economics of the power plant are the problem, naming producing a worthwhile surplus of power, after accounting for all the power needed by the plant itself.