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Despite decades of hype, there is now real hope of progress in fusion

It may have a history of over-optimistic predictions, but research into generating power using a fusion reactor is finally making notable advances

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Artists concept view of the interior of the ITER reaction vessel. Nuclear fusion involves creating a plasma of superheated gas to temperatures of more than 200 million degrees C, conditions hot enough to force deuterium and tritium atoms to fuse together and release energy. Fusion takes place inside a 'Tokamak' torus within a giant magnetic field, the only way to contain the heat generated. The ITER reactor is designed to produce 500 MW, 10 times more energy than it consumes. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future.

Physics

Can a slew of nuclear fusion start-ups deliver unlimited clean energy?

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Oliver Stone interviews Dr. Ashley Finan, Director of the National Reactor Innovation Center, at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, USA.

Environment

Nuclear Now review: Oliver Stone's paean to a nuclear future

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Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds

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Hydrogen produced from air could provide low-carbon fuel in deserts

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Outdoor test on the River Cam (UK), in front of the Bridge of Sighs, St John?s College, during a cloudy day

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Floating artificial leaf converts energy from sunlight into fuel

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A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko - RC2LPV9MUYER

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'

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In this aerial picture taken on October 23, 2020, smoke rises from the fields as farmers burn straw stubble on the outskirts of Fatehgarh Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab

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A large nuclear war could leave 5 billion people without enough to eat

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Flying at some 65,000ft, the ultra-lightweight Zephyr S is uniquely capable of providing persistent surveillance or communications over the same area of land or sea for weeks at a time without landing.

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Zephyr solar-powered drone smashes record with 2-month-long flight

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Physics

Ignition confirmed in a nuclear fusion experiment for the first time

A 2021 experiment achieved the landmark milestone of nuclear fusion ignition, which data analysis has now confirmed – but attempts to recreate it over the last year haven’t been able to reach ignition again

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Roasting green chillies in the sun could pave way for solar cooking

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Russian shelling at Ukrainian nuclear plant risks 'another Chernobyl'

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Unexploded munitions found at first large US offshore wind farm sites

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Design work starts on European commercial fusion power station

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