Korea aims to commercialize nuclear fusion by 2040. Is that possible? – Korea, which completed its own research device, the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (Kstar), in 2007 using homegrown technology, is aiming to achieve commercialization by 2040.

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Korea, which completed its own research device, the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (Kstar), in 2007 using homegrown technology, is aiming to achieve commercialization by 2040. It is also an active participant in international cooperation, including the ITER project in France.
 
“Korea, with its world-class nuclear power capabilities, is playing a major role in fusion through the production of high-quality components,” Barabaschi said. “We’re working to accelerate commercialization by combining fusion expertise from Korea and other key nations.”
 
Lee Gyung-Su, Enable Fusion’s co-founder and chief strategy officer, emphasized the need for a public-private partnership model.

It’s about money, how much funding are they willing to sink into it. This is a [great graph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/U.S._historical_fusion_budget_vs._1976_ERDA_plan.png) which shows why fusion is always 20 years away and, spoiler, it’s all related to the amount of funding for fusion research.

So pronouncements are great, but are they going to put their money where their mouth is?

I mean, I plan to commercialize nuclear fusion by 2035.

I also plan not to succeed.