Chinese scientists hail ‘important step’ towards nuclear fusion from ‘artificial sun’

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Chinese scientists hail ‘important step’ towards nuclear fusion from ‘artificial sun’​

• Researchers working on the HL-2M reactor in Sichuan say they have generated enough power to meet two key requirements for a working reactor
• The technology could provide a long-term solution to the world’s energy needs by generating power without producing nuclear waste

The HL-2M reactor in Sichuan. Photo: Weibo
Scientists working on China’s “artificial sun” say they have taken an “important step” towards self-sustaining nuclear fusion, a technology that may one day provide plentiful supplies of clean energy.
It generated a plasma current of more than 1 million amperes, or 1 mega-amp, the official Science and Technology Daily reported – a current strong enough to meet some of the key conditions needed to produce a working reactor.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3196825/chinese-scientists-hail-important-step-towards-nuclear-fusion-artificial-sun


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