[Trinity5]

“With the present technology, fusion usurps all the energy it creates to sustain the reaction, leaving no “net energy” to power other things.”

This has always been the problem with fusion. But the premise of the story is fusion is the solution to all of our energy and climate change issues. But until this can be addressed it is worthless.

[EEGator]

I’m pretty sure Elizabeth Shue solved this in 1997.

[mad_as_he$$]

Fusion has been 15 years away my entire long life.

[jimtorr]

....fusion usurps all the energy it creates to sustain the reaction, leaving no “net energy” to power other things.”

Untrue. Fusion produces huge amounts of radiation of all sorts, some of which can be used to heat water to steam, which spins turbines and in turn spins generators.