European scientists set nuclear fusion energy record
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Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) – European scientists on Wednesday announced fresh progress in the drive to make nuclear fusion a practical, safe and clean energy source, saying an experiment at a site in England set a record for the amount of fusion energy produced, more than doubling the previous mark. Researchers said they achieved 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy – the same process that powers stars including the sun – at a facility in Culham, near Oxford. Ian Chapman, the head of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, described it as a landmark event that moves researchers closer to conquering one of t…

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