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Nuclear Fusion Reactor Achieves Sustained Net Energy Gain

Scientists and engineers reach an energy milestone by maintaining a continuous and efficient nuclear fusion reaction.

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Visual representation of plasma inside a tokamak fusion reactor

An international research consortium has announced the successful operation of the first commercially viable nuclear fusion reactor achieving sustained net energy gain. This breakthrough represents a major turning point toward an era of clean and limitless electricity.

Overcoming the sustained plasma challenge

Unlike previous experiments where fusion ignition lasted only fractions of a second, the new design successfully confined and stabilized plasma at temperatures over 100 million degrees Celsius for hours, generating significantly more energy than input requirements.

A green energy revolution

Fusion energy produces zero greenhouse emissions and minimal long-lived radioactive waste. Private firms plan to connect the first pilot facilities to national grids before the decade ends.