Decrepit Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Factory Is Getting a Major Fusion Reactor Facelift

Decrepit Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Factory Is Getting a Major Fusion Reactor Facelift

Unsure what to do with your rancid old hot dog factory? Apparently, the answer is simple: turn it into a fusion reactor facility. As TechCrunch reports, a company called Realta Fusion is building a fusion reactor inside an old Oscar Mayer hot dog factory in Wisconsin. The refurbished facility is called Forge, and according to Realta cofounder and CEO Kieran Furlong, it’s due to begin operations by 2029 to test whether fusion reactors can actuall…

Letter | Doubts about nuclear fusion technology

Dear Editor: Will Briggs's article on Realta Fusion's plans to build a commercial nuclear fusion research facility at the former Oscar Mayer plant reminded me that I worked on the first fusion research project at UW-Madison in 1962 or 1963…