Committee hearing highlights fusion progress, technical hurdles and private-sector timelines
Senators at a hearing on nuclear fusion reviewed scientific milestones at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, rapid private investment and pledges from companies such as Helion, while pressing witnesses on reproducibility, power conversion and U.S. competitiveness with China.
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Unidentified Senator opened the hearing by thanking the chairman and colleagues and stressing urgency for action, saying, "This is a critically important topic, nuclear fusion." The senator pointed to recent scientific and private-sector progress and pressed witnesses on timelines and stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
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