{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ScholarlyArticle","identifier":"https://research.mahastrategies.com/papers/commercial-fusion-viability","name":"Bridging the Chasm: From Scientific Break-Even to Commercial Fusion Power","version":"1.0.0","dateModified":"2026-06-02","creativeWorkStatus":"Technical synthesis","reviewStatus":"Not peer reviewed","url":"https://research.mahastrategies.com/papers/commercial-fusion-viability","encoding":[{"@type":"MediaObject","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://research.mahastrategies.com/papers/commercial-fusion-viability.pdf"},{"@type":"MediaObject","encodingFormat":"application/x-bibtex","contentUrl":"https://research.mahastrategies.com/papers/commercial-fusion-viability/citation.bib"},{"@type":"MediaObject","encodingFormat":"text/yaml","contentUrl":"https://research.mahastrategies.com/papers/commercial-fusion-viability/citation.cff"}],"citation":[{"id":"commercial-fusion-viability-ref-1","text":"NIF / Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, \"Achieving Fusion Ignition\" — record yields including the April 2025 result (8.6 MJ from 2.08 MJ, target gain 4.13). lasers.llnl.gov","verification":"unclassified"},{"id":"commercial-fusion-viability-ref-2","text":"JET / EUROfusion — 1997 D-T record (Q ≈ 0.67; 16 MW fusion from 24 MW heating) and 2023 record total energy (69 MJ). Confirm via UKAEA/EUROfusion.","verification":"unclassified"},{"id":"commercial-fusion-viability-ref-3","text":"\"Fusion energy gain factor,\" summary of Q_sci definitions and machine records (JET, JT-60, NIF). en.wikipedia.org (secondary — verify).","verification":"unclassified"},{"id":"commercial-fusion-viability-ref-4","text":"Muon-catalyzed fusion reviews — alpha-sticking probability ω_s ≈ 0.45–0.86%, ~100–150 d-t fusions/muon, ~5000 MeV (5 GeV) muon production cost, X_μ ≈ 250 needed for scientific break-even. See ANS Fusion Science & Technology review and Wikipedia \"Muon-catalyzed fusion\" (secondary — verify against primary).","verification":"unclassified"},{"id":"commercial-fusion-viability-ref-5","text":"Pillai, N. R., \"Analysis of energy economy in muon catalyzed fusion considering external X-ray reactivation\" (thesis) — basis for the corrected, pessimistic §5.3 assessment of X-ray reactivation energy economy.","verification":"unclassified"}],"bibtex":"@article{rajan2026commercialfusionviability,\n  author = {Rajan, Mayone Maha},\n  title = {Bridging the Chasm: From Scientific Break-Even to Commercial Fusion Power},\n  journal = {Maha Strategies Research},\n  year = {2026},\n  version = {1.0.0},\n  url = {https://research.mahastrategies.com/papers/commercial-fusion-viability},\n  note = {Technical synthesis; not peer reviewed}\n}"}