ITER nuclear-fusion project starts assembly
The world’s biggest nuclear-fusion project, ITER, has entered its five-year assembly phase in Saint Paul-lez-Durance, southern France. When completed, the multibillion-euro facility will aim to show that fusing hydrogen nuclei to make helium — the same process that heats up the Sun and powers hydrogen bombs — is a viable way to produce electricity. Although there are still many technical hurdles to overcome, “it’s a hugely exciting phase of the project to be in,” says Ian Chapman, chief executive of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. “Most of us came to fusion to change the world — to make a massive difference to how we provide clean energy to future generations. We all know that we need ITER to succeed.”
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