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Germany Fires Up Bizarre New Fusion Reactor (sciencemag.org)

Posted by timothy on from the that-dog's-not-that-radioactive dept.

New submitter insitus writes: On 10 December, Germany's new Wendelstein 7-X stellarator was fired up for the first time, rounding off a construction effort that took nearly 2 decades and cost €1 billion. Initially and for the first couple of months, the reactor will be filled with helium—an unreactive gas—so that operators can make sure that they can control and heat the gas effectively. At the end of January, experiments will begin with hydrogen in an effort to show that fusing hydrogen isotopes can be a viable source of clean and virtually limitless energy.

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  1. Dup......ish by Nova+Express · · Score: 5, Informative

    FTA: "This story was originally published online on 21 October and in the 23 October issue of Science. It has been updated with new information."

    And yes, this story was on Slashdot then.

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  2. Re:can someone please explain for me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    So what are the conceptual ideas for taking the energy out from a fusion reactor?

    They have a FAQ which includes an answer to your question.