The potential future of Heavy Ion Fusion?

[Kidphysics]

I'd like to know what people think of this as a future power source, what the benefits and the problems are etc.

I'll probably watch this tonight:

Here also is an interesting website which has some experiments linked: http://hif.lbl.gov/VNLresearch.html

So many ways of approaching fusion, is this a player?

 

[Kidphysics]

at any rate anyone have info about the latest in NDCX-II?