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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.

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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It amuses me that the two longest-running tokamaks are now EAST in China and WEST in Europe

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 14 points 5 months ago

It’d be way funnier if the China one was named WEST and the European one was EAST