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bbc.com
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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68233330
# Nuclear fusion: new record brings dream of clean energy closer. **Nuclear fusion has produced more energy than ever before in an experiment, bringing the world a step closer to the dream of limitless, clean power.**. It is clear we are still a long way off from nuclear fusion power plants, but with every experiment it is bringing us one step closer. Although based in the UK it was funded predominantly by the EU nuclear research programme, Euratom, and operated by the UK Atomic Energy Agency. UK Minister for Nuclear and Networks, Andrew Bowie, said: "JET's final fusion experiment is a fitting swansong after all the ground-breaking work that has gone into the project since 1983. At the time a spokesperson for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero said: "Given delays to association and the direction of travel of these EU programmes, an alternative approach gives the UK the best opportunity to deliver our fusion strategy.". The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) project will be delivered by a new nuclear body, the UK Industrial Fusion Solutions.
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horiba.com
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https://www.horiba.com/int/scientific/resources/science-in-action/how-fusion-…
Yet, in 2025, scientists plan to fire up the first fusion reactor slated to produce more energy than it takes to run it. A fusion reactor uses hydrogen isotopes, deuterium and tritium, as fuel. Scientists can produce tritium during the fusion reaction while in contact with lithium, and deuterium can be found in seawater. A fusion reactor produces neutrons, which can penetrate deep into the walls and create a pathway for the deuterium and tritium to follow. “We are interested in looking at how much of that deuterium and tritium, that should be used as fuel is instead getting stuck in the tungsten tiles, and how deeply it is trapped in the tile,” Taylor said. “Some publications estimate that technique (nuclear reaction analysis) misses up to 90 percent of the total deuterium or tritium that is stuck in the sample,” Taylor said. “If that's successful, then commercial entities would begin to develop their own (fusion reactors),” Taylor said.
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world-nuclear.org
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https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/n…
In the USA, at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, where the first stellarators were built in 1951, construction on the NCSX stellerator was abandoned in 2008 due to cost overruns and lack of funding[2](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power#References "See Reference 2")[](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power). In the USA, the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) operated at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) from 1982 to 1997.[d](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power#Notes "See Note d")[](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power) In December 1993, TFTR became the first magnetic fusion device to perform extensive experiments with plasmas composed of D-T. Using its 192 laser beams, NIF is able to deliver more than 60 times the energy of any previous laser system to its target[e](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power#Notes "See Note e")[](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power). d. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has a webpage on TFTR[[Back](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power#d "Back")]. 1. Fusion Research: An Energy Option for Europe's Future, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission, 2007 (ISBN: 9279005138) [[Back](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power#Notes_of_b "Back")]. 4. LIFE: Clean Energy from Nuclear Waste page on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory website (www.llnl.gov) [[Back](https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/nuclear-fusion-power#4 "Back")].
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catf.us
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https://www.catf.us/fusion-energy/
# Fusion Energy. Fusion is an advanced energy source with the potential to produce abundant, zero-emissions power around the world. Paving the way for fusion commercialization could allow us to integrate this carbon-free, firm source into the energy mix, and potentially revolutionize how we power the global economy. ## How does fusion energy work? Fusion energy has the potential to provide:. ### The latest on fusion energy. ### Releasing the potential of fusion energy. * Contribute to the development of a global fusion energy industry. Position fusion as a climate technology needed in the net-zero industry while advocating for adequate policies that enable the development of fusion as a safe and commercially viable source of energy. That’s why Clean Air Task Force initiated an international working group and collaborated with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s – Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD-NEA), to launch **MatDB4Fusion**: a next-generation, community-driven materials database designed to support the development and deployment of fusion energy. ### What are fusion energy’s benefits?
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cleanenergywire.org
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https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/in-brief-fusion
# In a nutshell: Can nuclear fusion help save the climate? Nuclear fusion holds the promise of delivering climate-friendly, safe, and virtually limitless energy. Fusion still faces significant technical hurdles and is expected to remain costly, which could severely limit its use in a world powered mainly by renewables. This factsheet breaks down the key facts about nuclear fusion. *This factsheet is part of our* *series about frontier climate technologies**. For more details on nuclear fusion, check out our in-depth* *Q&A: Nuclear fusion - Hype or hope for a cooler planet?**, our interview**Europe must build on nuclear fusion headstart to complement renewables – startup**, as well as the article* *Investors bet record €130mln on German fusion startup Proxima**.*. Fusion occurs when two atoms merge to form a heavier one. ## Q&A: Nuclear fusion - Hype or hope for a cooler planet? ## Nuclear fusion cannot balance fluctuating renewables - German parliament report. Drop CLEW a line for background material and contacts.
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iter.org
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https://www.iter.org/fusion-energy/advantages-fusion
**CLICK HERE** to register for the 3rd Public-Private Fusion Workshop at ITER (28-29 April 2026). # Advantages of fusion. **Millions of years**: Fusion in ITER will require two elements: deuterium and tritium. (Terrestrial reserves of lithium would permit the operation of fusion power plants for more than 1,000 years, while sea-based reserves of lithium, used in a fusion reactor in its Li-6 isotope form, would fulfil needs for millions of years.) A critical challenge is how to breed and recover tritium reliably in a fusion device. (Radioactive tritium is neither a fissile nor a fissionable material.) There are no enriched materials in a fusion reactor like ITER that could be exploited to make nuclear weapons. As a new source of carbon-free baseload electricity, producing no long-lived radioactive waste, fusion could make a positive contribution to the challenges of resource availability, reduced carbon emissions, and fission waste disposal and safety issues. ### What is Fusion? ITER is charting new territory in fusion research.
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reddit.com
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https://www.reddit.com/r/fusion/comments/1ogw1ex/is_there_any_case_where_fusi…
Fusion is ideally modular and dense. If an entity requires a large amount energy, eg: a data center, they can probably install a fusion reactor
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youtube.com
video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72SVucyUg2A
For the first time in history, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have achieved a nuclear fusion reaction that produces