Energy Dept. launches grant to research nuclear fusion power

Published: May 13, 2020, 12:48 p.m.

b"Champions of nuclear power in the 1950s predicted it would be too cheap to meter. That didn't work out. But they were talking about fission. For decades, nuclear proponents have keep alive the idea of safe fusion power. Now the Energy Department has launched a grant program to rev up research into this science-fiction-like technology. For details, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the program director in the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Scott Hsu.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"