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,
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.
New world record in science: in search of hydrogen Dorado
A successful test just set a new world record and provided a huge step in the quest for fusion power, which could provide ...
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Scientists make progress on ultra-futuristic device that could generate virtually unlimited energy — here's the tech that's bringing it one step closer to reality
"Most advanced of its kind in the world." Scientists make progress on ultra-futuristic device that could generate virtually ...
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French Scientists Set New Nuclear Fusion Record, Advancing Clean Energy Research
The achievement marks a significant step forward in the pursuit of controlled nuclear fusion, a potential source of limitless ...
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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AI and smart fusion control
A new AI-driven approach to tokamak plasma control offers an improved route to commercial fusion technology. Next Step Fusion ...
French scientists break world record with 'artificial sun’; advancing the future of clean energy
French scientists achieved a milestone by maintaining a plasma state for over 22 minutes in their WEST reactor, advancing ...
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French experimental nuclear fusion reactor WEST successfully confines plasma for 22 minutes, setting a new world record
maintaining 120 million degree plasma for 101 seconds China's EAST superconducting tokamak experimental fusion reactor sets new world record in high confinement mode, a step closer to realizing ...
Canada turns the tables on Trump: breaks all records in nuclear fusion, sparking unprecedented scientific optimism
This groundbreaking experiment employs cutting-edge cost-effective technology, which represents a step closer to achieving ...
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 ...