What will be the next fusion project to reach Q=1 scientific breakeven?
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The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Lab was the first fusion reactor to reach Q=1 scientific breakeven. However, the approach doesn't seem scalable to fusion power generation. Which company or government project will be the next to reach that milestone?
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