00:03Fusion power has long been the goal for many scientists as it's a cleaner form of nuclear
00:08energy and produces less radioactivity than conventional nuclear reactors and now in a
00:12world first scientists have finally made a breakthrough with regards to fusion power
00:17fusion energy is the same type of reaction that takes place in the sun the only problem is that
00:21it takes a lot of energy to get going and so far it's cost more energy than it's created but
00:26now
00:26scientists working with the national ignition facility in california have just created a
00:30nuclear fusion reaction and it was able to make more energy than it took to produce to achieve
00:34the reaction scientists aimed 192 lasers at their fuel source causing the reaction that mimics that
00:40of the sun it's a landmark achievement something other scientists say may have changed the fusion
00:45power landscape forever fusion reactions fuse light atoms together via high temperatures and high
00:50pressure that's contrary to traditional nuclear energy which breaks down heavy atoms like uranium
00:55resulting in highly radioactive depleted byproducts meaning fusion produces fewer opportunities for
01:00large environmental disasters like the chernobyl nuclear meltdown in ukraine in 1986
