France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.
France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record.
Keep a stable reaction while pulling energy from it (and pull enough energy so it doesn’t overheat and collapse the superconducting magnetic coils but not so much energy that the fusion stalls)
Keep a stable reaction while pulling energy from it (and pull enough energy so it doesn’t overheat and collapse the superconducting magnetic coils but not so much energy that the fusion stalls)