The False Hype Around Nuclear Fusion
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The internet has been awash with reports of a “major breakthrough” in nuclear fusion technology that could change the way we produce energy. The fusion achievement that the US Energy Department has announced is scientifically significant, but does not relate primarily to the generation of electricity. Replicating the process that gives the Sun its energy — turning hydrogen into helium — is not as simple as the media outlets may have it sound.