science

Largest nuclear fusion reactor is completed. It won't run for another 15 years.

south_korea_ln

> The reactor's impressive design comes with an equally hefty price-tag. Originally slated to cost around $5 billion and fire up in 2020, it has now suffered multiple delays and its budget swelled beyond $22 billion, with an additional $5 billion proposed to cover additional costs. These unforeseen expenses and delays are behind the most recent, 15-year delay.

Fiat price is meaningless. IF anything the funding has siphoned the power of liquidity from others due to money printing (duplication via keystrokes and signatures.).  The reward may be power but the same people funding this are also complaining that we use too much power (unless our military needs this and then we need it all.).