February 10, 2022 2:36 PM
Fusion energy breakthrough at UK's Joint European Torus facility
The U.K. Atomic Energy Authority, Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford announced yesterday a record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy, which the facility says is the most explicit demonstration worldwide of the potential for fusion to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon energy.<br />''<br />''The record and scientific data from these crucial experiments are a major boost for ITER ( International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), which is the larger and...