DOE ‘roadmap’ seeks to boost development of nuclear fusion technology

The Department of Energy has released a “roadmap” to advance nuclear fusion as a source for powering artificial intelligence, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright touting the nascent technology as the “real deal,” Inside EPA reported.

The Oct. 16 document aims to boost public infrastructure to support the fusion sector scaling up in the 2030s. It emphasizes public-private partnerships, noting that despite $9 billion in private investments to demonstrate “sustaining burning plasma on the path to fusion power plants,...