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When will nuclear fusion provide at least 0.1% of the world's primary energy?

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Community Prediction2049-06-02 (2039-08-21 - 2059-10-11)

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%	>2070-01-01
community	Aug 2039	Jun 2049	Oct 2059	12.1%
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Authors:

casens

Opened:

Jan 17, 2022

Closes:

Dec 31, 2069

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 1, 2070

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