# Announcement about major development in fusion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-about-major-development-in-fusion/976410>\
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**Created:** [December 12, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-about-major-development-in-fusion/976410 "2022-12-12T19:06:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-about-major-development-in-fusion/976410/1 "2022-12-12T19:06:58Z")

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[Major Fusion Energy Breakthrough to Be Announced by Scientists (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/major-nuclear-fusion-energy-breakthrough-to-be-announced-by-scientists/ar-AA15bSRf?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=878ee36fc0be46c48ef0b9b26cfae1f9)

So I wonder what the ‘major breakthrough’ will be. Who knows, perhaps we will only be a few decades away from achieving a sustainable fusion reaction 😉

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-about-major-development-in-fusion/976410/2 "2022-12-12T19:07:26Z")

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-about-major-development-in-fusion/976410/3 "2022-12-12T19:08:15Z")

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See active thread here:

> [@Apparent nuclear fusion power breakthrough -- net energy gain (breaking news 11 Dec 22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparent-nuclear-fusion-power-breakthrough-net-energy-gain-breaking-news-11-dec-22/976349):
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> The Financial Times article is paywalled; above is a tweet that sums it up. If true, and if I understand it correctly, this could be very big news for energy. AFAICT, fusion really could be the end-all be-all for clean energy, if it actually works like proponents say it can.