The international ITER tokamak has begun construction and plans to start turning on in 2025. Bringing in parts for the 25,000-ton reactor required building a special heavy-duty road. ITER is the ...
Earlier this morning, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization announced what has long been known: The largest tokamak in the world will be delayed further, prolonging ...
Ever since nuclear fusion was first discovered in the 1930s, scientists have imagined ways to harness its energy. The earliest designs for nuclear fusion reactors began in earnest in the 1950s, with ...
Today, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) announced the completion of all components for its pulsed superconducting electromagnet system. This intricate network of magnets, ...
Seeking to improve the tokamak fusion reactor known as ITER, researchers have found a way to stop rogue tungsten atoms from shearing off the walls and messing with the plasma. The finding is another ...
There are a remarkable number of commercial fusion power startups, considering that it’s a technology that’s built a reputation for being perpetually beyond the horizon. Many of them focus on ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." China’s large Huanliu-3 nuclear fusion reactor follows decades of research in Chengdu. The world’s dozens ...
ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, may be the grandest scientific experiment in the world. Initially conceived forty years ago, the project aims to build the largest, most ...
A fusion reactor in southern France achieved a significant milestone toward clean, limitless energy. The fusion reactor, WEST, created a super-hot plasma and sustained it for a record-breaking 6 ...
Westinghouse Electric Co. and officials with the ITER project in France signed a contract for $180 million for the assembly of the vacuum vessel for the fusion reactor. This is a key milestone in the ...
US private fusion company Commonwealth Fusion Systems has installed the disc-shaped stainless steel cryostat base, marking the start of the assembly of the SPARC tokamak. Meanwhile, Fusion for Energy ...