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France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes (newatlas.com)
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France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.

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[–] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

France really becoming returning to it's position as an international leader in so many different ways.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Has been for centuries. There’s dozens upon dozens of “treaties of Paris”

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    True, I guess I just meant in the face of fading US post-WWII dominance.

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