'Landmark results': Scientists hail fusion breakthrough's huge potential for climate action

James Murray
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Credit: JET / UKAEA
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Credit: JET / UKAEA

EUROfusion consortium reports record-breaking levels of energy generation, fuelling hopes UK can 'lead the world on the commercial roll-out of this transformational technology'

Scientists are this afternoon celebrating a new record for nuclear fusion energy generation, which has been hailed as a major breakthrough for the nascent low carbon technology. A record 59 megajoules...

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