LIVERMORE, Ca. – Scientists have confirmed that they were able to ignite the same chemical reaction that powers the Sun by pumping more power than the entire US electric grid into a small gold capsule.
If scientists were able to develop fully functioning fusion power plants, the sites would produce scores of energy using hydrogen from water as fuel.
This means the only waste produced would be helium and the risk of radiation would be eradicated.
In comparison, contemporary nuclear power plants use nuclear fission to create power, which is done by splitting the nuclei of heavy elements such as uranium.
Last year’s experiment used more than a quadrillion watts of power, a colossal amount of energy that was only released for a fraction of a second.
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