France Successfully Replicated The Sun’s Energy For 22 Minutes

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00:00France successfully replicated the sun's energy for 22 minutes.

00:04France has achieved a new record in fusion energy by sustaining a plasma reaction for more than 22 minutes.

00:10This occurred at the West Tokamak reactor, busting through the 10-second baseline and beating China's previous benchmark.

00:18According to CEA, this leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them

00:24over longer periods is becoming more mature and offers hope that fusion plasmas can be stabilized for greater amounts of time.

00:34For systems like ITER, which must maintain fusion plasmas for several minutes,

00:40hitting such milestones is considered very significant.

00:44The CEA has stated that its main goal is to try and control the unstable plasma

00:48while ensuring that any part that touches it can withstand the radiation without damaging or contaminating it.

00:55According to scientists, for nuclear fusion to succeed,

00:58hydrogen atoms must be heated to more than 100 million degrees Celsius.

01:03At such high temperatures, plasma may grow unstable and difficult to regulate.

01:07This can result in energy loss and reduce the efficiency of a potential future nuclear fusion reactor.

01:13Therefore, over the next few months, the team plans to accomplish plasma durations of up to several hours

01:18and to heat it up even more.

01:23If nuclear fusion controls unstable plasma, it could become an efficient energy source with minimal fuel

01:29and no long-lasting waste.

01:32Magnetic confinement fusion using a toroidal chamber is the most advanced method.

01:36ITER and WEST in France will host prototypes, but large-scale production faces challenges.

01:46France's achievement of sustaining plasma for over 22 minutes marks a crucial advancement towards fusion energy.

01:53This progress highlights improved plasma control and potential for more stable reactions.

01:59Continuous efforts from WEST in ITER bring scientists closer to realizing fusion energy,

02:04despite commercial viability being years away.

02:08Persistent research could eventually unlock this clean energy source.