Will First Light Fusion demonstrate breakeven in a fusion reactor before the end of 2025?
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https://firstlightfusion.com/media/first-light-fusion-signs-agreement-with-uk-atomic-energy-authoritygratulates-nif-on-its-maiden-gain-result-2
Construction is anticipated to begin in 2024 with operations likely to commence in 2027.
First Light has received about $107 million in funding and they just raised a series C. They were founded in 2011.
The University of Oxford spin-off called First Light Fusion claimed in 2020 it would demonstrate breakeven in 2024. Breakeven has slipped to 2025-2026.
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2022/04/first-light-fusion.html
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