But commercial nuclear fusion reactors are not yet available. WATCH | Bob McDonald explains nuclear fusion: Bob McDonald explains nuclear fusion | Duration 6:16 The host of CBC's Quirks & Quarks explains the process of getting clean energy from nuclear fusion, and points to Canadian and French projects that are also underway. Fusion reactors need to keep hydrogen extremely hot and condensed, in the form of plasma, as it's found in the sun. In other Canadian fusion news, a new Centre for Fusion Energy in Ontario was announced less than two months ago. WATCH | Fusion energy inside a reactor: Fusion energy inside a reactor | Duration 0:16 Video from inside a reactor as European scientists set a world record for producing fusion energy.

Source: CBC News January 18, 2026 12:40 UTC