France, fusion reactor and Plasma

France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes
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 February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.
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’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,
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China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ breaks world record, paves way for limitless energy
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Canada turns the tables on Trump: breaks all records in nuclear fusion, sparking unprecedented scientific optimism
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