France tops China’s tokamak record with 22-minute plasma containment run
Nice number, but also not much more than a nice advance France’s Commissariat à L'énergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives on Tuesday claimed it’s topped China’s recently-established for record maintaining fusion plasma in a tokamak,
France sets new nuclear fusion record, surpassing China’s achievement
A nuclear fusion reactor in France has broken a record previously held by China, sustaining a stable plasma loop for over 22 minutes.
France’s Fusion Reactor Shatters Records with a 22-Minute Plasma Reaction
France has taken a major leap forward in the race for nuclear fusion energy, achieving a new world record for plasma duration. On February 12, 2025, scientists at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) successfully sustained a plasma reaction for 1,
France sets fusion record with 22-minute plasma stability, beats China’s nuclear run
Nuclear fusion aims to control inherently unstable plasma, offering a highly efficient energy source with minimal fuel use and no long-lived radioact
Nuclear fusion: WEST machine beats the world record for plasma duration
WEST, a tokamak run from the CEA Cadarache site in southern France and one of the EUROfusion consortium medium size Tokamak facilities, was able to maintain a plasma for on 12 February. This was a 25% improvement on the previous record time achieved with EAST,
To Unlock Limitless Energy, Scientists Needed a Secret Ingredient—And They May Have Just Found It
The new material could be key to finally building a successful fusion reactor.
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China's new 'artificial sun' sets world record — here's how it could change energy production forever
If nuclear fusion technology can be safely harnessed, it will provide a practically infinite source of clean energy. China's ...
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China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak smashes fusion confinement record
Record breaker: The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak based in Hefei, China, has sustained a high-pressure plasma for over 1000 seconds (Courtesy: Hefei Institute of Physical Science) A ...
China’s EAST reactor keeps the fire of magnetic fusion burning
Chinese scientists sustain plasma at 100 million degrees C for 1,066 seconds in EAST, advancing nuclear fusion research.
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This ‘Artificial Sun’ Just Smashed Its Own Nuclear Fusion Record.
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak in Heifei, China, a testbed for the long-awaited (and now delayed) International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), successfully contained ...
French research reactor WEST receives plasma for 22 minutes
Plasma was kept stable for 22 minutes at the French research reactor WEST. The team wants to achieve several hours in future.
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China's Artificial Sun Could Usher In Unlimited Clean Energy
China's "artificial sun"—formally known as the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), and based in Hefei—maintained steady-state, high-confinement plasma operation for 17 ...
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China Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record, Again
The achievement by China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) marks yet another milestone in the country’s quest to win the ongoing nuclear fusion race among China ...
China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ breaks world record, paves way for limitless energy
China's EAST reactor has made a significant breakthrough in nuclear fusion, sustaining plasmafor 1,066 seconds. The ...
Has ITER Been a Success or a Failure?
ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, may be the grandest scientific experiment in the world. Initially ...
China's 'Artificial Sun' Reaches 100 Million Degrees For Record 1,000 Seconds
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion energy reactor, dubbed 'artificial sun', conducted the groundbreaking experiment.