fusion reactor
Americannoun
noun
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The technical challenges, including how to convert the energy produced by a fusion reactor into electricity, remain daunting.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
TAE says that after more than 25 years of research and development, it has significantly reduced fusion reactor size, cost and complexity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Now, the team is building a new kind of fusion reactor, which will be able to produce any kind of radioisotope for research or medicine, right by the hospitals that need it.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
One fix involves using the magnetic coils that surround a fusion reactor to apply magnetic fields to the edge of the plasma, breaking up the structures that might otherwise develop into a full-fledged edge instability.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
The green light on the fusion reactor blinked steadily.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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