I think by 2030, in Canada or elsewhere, there will be under construction a fusion power plant that will put electricity on the grid. It will be first of a kind, but I believe we will get there. What we want to do is make sure we're ready for that.
We're talking about the technologies now. There's a tremendous amount of innovation going on in the field of fusion, partially because some of the larger government-funded programs have slipped in timescale, so you're seeing creative people who are impatient, who are turning to new technologies and new ideas that are driving. We're seeing the private sector play a role. The private sector is a powerful tool for moving some of these things along quickly, and that's the case with us.
The reason we are asking for support at the R and D level is that these things are never static, even when you get to first of a kind. What you need to be successful in a field like this is an ecosystem. That ecosystem in Canada sees one private sector leader at General Fusion, and we're a world-class facility up there with any national lab facility, but we're on our own. You need a full ecosystem of partners at the university level to produce the students to do the fundamental R and D as well, who will be ongoing support, and you need private sector partners on the commercialization side.
We do have the benefit in Canada of having a mature nuclear industry that we can take advantage of when that time comes, and work with and leverage when that goes on. The missing piece for us right now really is that earlier stage.