Q&A What is nuclear fusion and how will it work in the Iter project? The effort to bring nuclear fusion power closer to operation is backed by some of the world’s biggest developed and emerging economies, including the EU, the US, China, India, Japan, Korea and Russia. Fusion power is one of the most sought-after technological goals in the pursuit of clean energy. Nuclear fusion is the natural phenomenon that powers the sun, converting hydrogen into helium atoms through a process that occurs at extreme temperatures. Google is also now working on fusion power, in the first major private sector try-out of the technology.

Source: The Guardian December 06, 2017 16:52 UTC