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by tim333 756 days ago
I was curious how Helion were coming along and found quite a good youtube "Will the Helion Fusion Reactor ACTUALLY work? - Nuclear Engineer Reacts to Real Engineering." The answer seems to be maybe eventually but not for quite a while. (vid https://youtu.be/lb7GXi0ZvYw)

I fear their breakeven in 2024 will go the same way as the one back in 2018. (HN on that https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37676263)

That said they are building away on their latest Polaris machine. It'll be interesting to see how it works.

>Helion sets an ambitious goal to begin producing electricity by mid-2024, utilizing its innovative Polaris reactor. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/helion-aims-fusion-energy-bre...