Building a Fusion Industry From Scratch | Betting on America @csis

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“What we've learned is that building a fusion industry means building fusion machines,” argues @Bob Mumgaard, Co-founder and CEO of @CommonwealthFusionSystems, on Betting on America. “Fusion isn't about extracting a natural resource — it's about manufacturing a product. You build a machine, and that machine produces energy. The challenge isn't how to manufacture that machine at scale.”

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