Britain's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor sets a new world record after releasing 59 MEGAJOULES of energy for five seconds - taking us closer towards 'limitless clean energy'

Britain has been one of the leading players in the field ever since the Joint European Torus (JET) was built on an industrial estate outside Oxford in 1978 — and now it has achieved a new world record.

The 'artificial sun' nuclear reactor in Culham released a total of 59 megajoules of energy, equating to a power output of just over 11 megawatts averaged over five seconds.

It is not a huge energy output — only enough to boil about 60 kettles' worth of water — but it more than doubles the previous fusion record set 25 years ago.

This was also recorded by JET and involved the production of just under 22 megajoules of total energy and 4.4 megawatts of power averaged over five seconds.

It is hoped that if the technology can be harnessed on a much larger scale then reactors hotter than anything else in the solar system will provide limitless clean energy across the globe.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10493401/Britains-artificial-sun-nuclear-fusion-reactor-sets-new-world-record.html

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XqcAQxr6Ig4

Amazing news, I hope they make something of this!