Don’t expect Trump Media’s nuclear fusion power plant to generate electricity soon
TL;DR
Trump Media's merger with TAE Technologies aims to build a utility-scale nuclear fusion plant by 2026, but power generation isn't expected until 2031, facing significant scientific and financial hurdles.
Trump Media - yup, the parent company of Truth Social - is the latest entrant in the near century-long race to develop a nuclear fusion power plant. It announced a merger agreement with fusion company TAE Technologies on Thursday and a bold plan to break ground on the first utility-scale fusion plant some time in 2026.
TAE doesn't plan to start generating power from its first plant until 2031, which is still an incredibly ambitious timeline. There will likely be a myriad of financial and regulatory issues to contend with along the way, of course. But the scientific and engineering challenges to overcome, which we'll dive into here, are also …