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General Fusion's Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology is designed to be a practical, cost-competitive power plant by merging plasma physics, mechanical compression, and liquid metal systems to produce usable energy. The company builds real systems—from early prototypes to the LM26 large-scale demonstration machine in Vancouver—to validate performance and reduce technical risk on the path to commercialization, with milestones toward a first fusion plant in the mid-2030s (advancing toward the Lawson criterion). Through a clear commercialization roadmap and investor resources, General Fusion aims to bring carbon-free fusion power to grid-scale energy markets.