I recall in the early 70's, the oil embargo was on and oil prices were rising dramatically. And at the same time, there was considerable concern about oil production peaking in the US. As a result, there was a lot of talk about nuclear fusion as being the next thing to displace oil as the main source of energy. However, they realized at the time that the knowledge base about fusion was in such an early stage of development that they were faced with training a whole generation of students in the field to become university professors for the next generation.
My question for some of you scientific types out there, is what is the status of nuclear fusion as a viable alternative for oil in the future?
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