Nucor and Microsoft are counting on nuclear fusion to reduce their emissions

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Steelmaker Nucor is investing $35m in Helion, a nuclear fusion company, as part of a plan to build a power plant for one of its steel mills - and Microsoft is also betting on the venture

One of the largest US steelmakers, Nucor, is investing $35m in fusion venture Helion to develop a 500MW power plant that it said could be up and running by the end of the decade. This is the second...

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