Lockheed's Fusion Reactor Plan Draws Skepticism

The recent announcement from technological giant Lockheed Martin that it is perfecting a fusion reactor that it says will be functioning in three years has been met with skepticism. Other researchers say that nuclear fusion as a sustainable source of power will not be achievable for decades. Nuclear power was once thought to be the future of cheap electricity production. Today's reactors create power through fission, splitting the nuclei of heavy radioactive elements. But after...

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