The future for fusion

Fusion power has long been recognized as a clean source of energy. Unfortunately, after over 50 years of research, scientists don´t expect a demonstration of full-scale fusion power generation in a prototype power plant until after 30 to 35 years. Extensive research, however, has made two significant advances in plasma physics, the discovery of bootstrap current and plasma´s ability to organize itself in the edge at certain a pressure so that it is a much better insulator and retains heat much better. These advances have been very helpful in the development of the experimental fusion reactor ITER