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Fusion Reactor Breaks Even

Posted by Unknown on from the wait'll-the-hippies-learn-it's-nuclear dept.

mysqlbytes writes "The BBC is reporting the National Ignition Facility (NIF), based at Livermore in California, has succeeded in breaking even — 'During an experiment in late September, the amount of energy released through the fusion reaction exceeded the amount of energy being absorbed by the fuel — the first time this had been achieved at any fusion facility in the world.'"

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  1. Re:Here's the real story by Cordus+Mortain · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What - like trickle down economics? Yeah, cos that worked so well