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France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes (newatlas.com)

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France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is actually pretty huge right? I know for the longest time there was always the joke of '5 more years and we will have fusion' but this is measurable progress right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah the fusion train has been picking up speed. Might be 2.5 years until Fusion now.