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Nuclear Fusion / Energy Record A ‘Huge Step’ In Quest To Harness ‘Power Of Sun’

By David Dalton
9 February 2022

Researchers in UK also say result is ‘major boost’ for 20bn Iter project in France
Energy Record A ‘Huge Step’ In Quest To Harness ‘Power Of Sun’
The interior of the Jet, where an experiment generated 59 megajoules of heat, beating the 1997 record of 21.7 megajoules. Courtesy UKAEA
The prospect of harnessing the power of the stars has moved a step closer to reality after scientists set a new record for the amount of energy released in a sustained fusion reaction.

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