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China’s ‘artificial sun’ sets nuclear fusion record, runs 1,006 seconds at 180 million°F
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) – also called ‘artificial sun’ – has achieved the milestone of 1,006 ...
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France gets 5,000-ton nuclear reactor parts to power world’s largest fusion plant
The ITER vacuum vessel plays a crucial role in nuclear fusion, creating the high-vacuum environment needed to sustain ultra-high-temperature ... for sustaining fusion power. According to the ...
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Fourth Generation Nuclear Reactors Take A Big Step Forward
Illustration of the Terrestrial Energy IMSR400 power plant ... of advantages over traditional nuclear reactors, including the ability to operate at higher temperatures, which makes them more ...
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Industrial applications and nuclear cogeneration
Cogeneration is the integration of nuclear power plants with other systems and applications ... (HWR), small modular reactor (SMR), liquid metal fast reactor (LMFR), high temperature gas reactor (HTGR ...
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Nuclear hydrogen production
The hydrogen economy is getting higher visibility and stronger political support in several parts of the world ... technologies (to be coupled to nuclear power reactors) greatly depends on the type of ...
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Cautious optimism surrounds plans for the world's first nuclear fusion power plant
While nuclear power plants ... shaped device called a tokamak. Power plants have never used this process because it is extremely difficult, requiring temperatures over 180 million degrees ...