Space/Science — HabitableZone

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You are lying again, David...

Things may change, but so far no fusion reactor has ever come anywhere near an energy break-even point -- not within orders of magnitude.

Q- factors approaching .7 (1 = energy break-even, power in=power out) have been achieved, ITER is fully expected to reach Q~10-15.

Engineering breakeven (where energy in = energy out plus energy required to support all of an actual power plant's equipment) is estimated to occur between Q=15-30.

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