China claims success in test of fusion reactor

Chinese scientists today carried out the country’s first successful test of an experimental fusion reactor, powered by the process that fuels the sun, a research institute spokeswoman said.

China claims success in test of fusion reactor

Chinese scientists today carried out the country’s first successful test of an experimental fusion reactor, powered by the process that fuels the sun, a research institute spokeswoman said.

China, the United States and other governments are pursuing fusion research in hopes that it could become a clean, potentially limitless energy source. Fusion produces little radioactive waste, unlike the fission process that powers conventional nuclear reactors.

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