This may be cynical but every time I read the Princeton Lab's press I am reminded of how different fusion science is from fusion engineering. In the former the words are like "explore ways of doing x ..." or "Compare different forms of y ...". In the engineer press it is more like, "Once we achieve x which we expect to achieve by p, q, or worst case r, we will move on to y leaving us one step away from fully operational fusion plants."

As an engineer I much prefer the latter, something with a bit of urgency that "we need to develop this as quickly as possible because it unlocks a lot of solutions to problems which are threatening billions of people." Not "Ohh look at all the shiny ways we can turn three two small atoms into one slightly bigger atom!"