Don't hold your breath.
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As a practical source? Yes. Will probably have proof-of-concept before then, but nothing actually powering anything.
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You know about the MIT ARC design based on high temp superconductors? ITER *may* not be necessary.
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3 years ago, the MIT scientist behind this new approach with REBCO gave a very interesting talk to MIT alums in Silicon Valley. https://youtu.be/KkpqA8yG9T4 Here’s a piece on the topic from the same time period.http://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-newly-formed-company-launch-novel-approach-fusion-power-0309 …
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I reckon there's a race now and under 20 to a working, power-exporting design, but a lot of years before it's cost competitive for e.g boiling the kettle. Unless the US Navy really are doing it already. I defer to all the other answers you're gonna get.
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Two groups say maybe 5 yrs?? https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/5-big-ideas-for-making-fusion-power-a-reality …
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Yeah - we need to be catching more of it's output.
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