nuclear fusion, plasma

France fusion reactor breaks record for plasma duration
Researchers in France have set an impressive new record. For 22 breathtaking minutes, blazing-hot plasma swirled inside the WEST tokamak, setting a new world record for plasma duration. A tokamak is one of the most promising designs for a fusion reactor: a doughnut-shaped device that uses powerful magnetic fields to confine and control superheated
New Record: Reactor Crosses 'Crucial Milestone' in Achieving Nuclear Fusion
French scientists on Tuesday announced that they had reached a "crucial milestone" in the long road towards nuclear fusion by managing to maintain raging-hot plasma for a record 22 minutes.
Nuclear fusion: WEST machine beats the world record for plasma duration
WEST, a tokamak run from the CEA Cadarache site in southern France and one of the EUROfusion consortium medium size Tokamak facilities, was able to maintain a plasma for on 12 February. This was a 25% improvement on the previous record time achieved with EAST,
France sets new nuclear fusion record, surpassing China’s achievement
A nuclear fusion reactor in France has broken a record previously held by China, sustaining a stable plasma loop for over 22 minutes.
French Scientists Set New Nuclear Fusion Record, Advancing Clean Energy Research
The achievement marks a significant step forward in the pursuit of controlled nuclear fusion, a potential source of limitless clean energy
CEA Claims Nuclear Fusion Energy Record for Plasma Duration
French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA’s WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for more than 22 minutes, a 25 percent improvement over the previous record. “This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer periods is becoming more
France tops China’s tokamak record with 22-minute plasma containment run
Nice number, but also not much more than a nice advance France’s Commissariat à L'énergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives on Tuesday claimed it’s topped China’s recently-established for record maintaining fusion plasma in a tokamak,
France sets fusion record with 22-minute plasma stability, beats China’s nuclear run
Nuclear fusion aims to control inherently unstable plasma, offering a highly efficient energy source with minimal fuel use and no long-lived radioact
France’s Fusion Reactor Shatters Records with a 22-Minute Plasma Reaction
France has taken a major leap forward in the race for nuclear fusion energy, achieving a new world record for plasma duration. On February 12, 2025, scientists at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) successfully sustained a plasma reaction for 1,
Europe’s most nuclear country reaches new milestone to find ‘Holy Grail’ of fusion energy
The WEST reactor maintained plasma for 1,337 seconds, about 22 minutes, surpassing the record set by China in January.
How the World's Largest Fusion Reactor Landed in France
In this final segment of RealClearScience's interview with Laban Conblentz, Head of Communication at ITER, Coblentz shares ...
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French 'milestone' in hunt for N-fusion
French scientists on Tuesday announced that they had reached a "crucial milestone" in the long road towards nuclear fusion by ...
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France ‘sets new plasma record’ in hunt for nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion has the much-vaunted potential to provide ... The WEST tokamak machine in southern France managed to maintain plasma for 1,337 seconds on February 12th, government-funded research ...
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Nuclear fusion breakthrough: 'Artificial sun' reactor sets a new world record by generating a steady loop of plasma for 1,337 seconds - taking the world closer towards ...
A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. The WEST reactor, in southern France, is at the ...