Researchers in France have set an impressive new record. For 22 breathtaking minutes, blazing-hot plasma swirled inside the WEST tokamak, setting a new world record for plasma duration.

France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on Feb. 12 at the Commissariat à l ...

The WEST tokamak machine in southern France managed to maintain plasma for 1,337 seconds on Feb 12, France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) said in a statement.

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French scientists have reached a ‘crucial milestone’ in the long road towards nuclear fusion by managing to maintain raging-hot plasma for a record 22 minutes, officials have said.

The WEST tokamak machine in southern France managed to maintain plasma for 1,337 seconds on February 12, France›s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) said in a statement. This “smashed” the previous record ...