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Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before

Guardian
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79% Informative

Fusion is the energy-generating mechanism that makes the stars shine.

It promises such quantities of clean energy that we will finally be able to leave fossil fuels behind.

In 2022 the UK government announced the site for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) project, at West Burton in Nottinghamshire .

Tokamak Energy’s magnets should be game-changing.

The company is currently collaborating with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( Darpa ) to prove the concept with a demonstration device.

TAE chose to pursue the fusion of boron atoms with protons, which opened their eyes to an old research programme into curing cancer.

Focused Energy’s imaging system will determine the contents of the barrels, and what condition the waste is in, so that they can be safely stored.

Instead of using neutrons to image the waste, if the neutron beam can be made more intense, it can transform the waste into less harmful substances.

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76

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72

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38

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semi-formal

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English

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54

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long-living

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