The reactor is only the beginning
Fusion will be won or lost by the industrial platform surrounding the machine: materials, drivers, magnets, diagnostics, fuel, manufacturing, regulation and talent.
Topic
Materials
Reporting, analysis and explainers about Materials across the fusion field. Related work may also appear on relevant section pages.
The materials problem is the strategy
The first wall, blanket and high-heat-flux components are not supporting details. They set the possible lifetime of a fusion plant.