France, nuclear fusion and plasma

France fusion reactor breaks record for plasma duration
Researchers in France have set an impressive new record. For 22 breathtaking minutes, blazing-hot plasma swirled inside the WEST tokamak, setting a new world record for plasma duration. A tokamak is one of the most promising designs for a fusion reactor: a doughnut-shaped device that uses powerful magnetic fields to confine and control superheated
France sets fusion record with 22-minute plasma stability, beats China’s nuclear run
France’s WEST Tokamak set a fusion record, sustaining plasma for 22 minutes, a 25% improvement, advancing long-term fusion stability.
New Record: Reactor Crosses 'Crucial Milestone' in Achieving Nuclear Fusion
French scientists on Tuesday announced that they had reached a "crucial milestone" in the long road towards nuclear fusion by managing to maintain raging-hot plasma for a record 22 minutes.
France sets new nuclear fusion record, surpassing China’s achievement
A nuclear fusion reactor in France has broken a record previously held by China, sustaining a stable plasma loop for over 22 minutes.
Nuclear fusion: WEST machine beats the world record for plasma duration
WEST, a tokamak run from the CEA Cadarache site in southern France and one of the EUROfusion consortium medium size Tokamak facilities, was able to maintain a plasma for on 12 February. This was a 25% improvement on the previous record time achieved with EAST,
French Scientists Set New Nuclear Fusion Record, Advancing Clean Energy Research
The achievement marks a significant step forward in the pursuit of controlled nuclear fusion, a potential source of limitless clean energy
CEA Claims Nuclear Fusion Energy Record for Plasma Duration
French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA’s WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for more than 22 minutes, a 25 percent improvement over the previous record. “This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer periods is becoming more
Nuclear fusion: WEST beats the world record for plasma duration!
On 12 February, the CEA’s WEST machine was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. In doing so, it smashed the previous record for plasma duration achieved with a tokamak. This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer periods is becoming more mature,
France tops China’s tokamak record with 22-minute plasma containment run
Nice number, but also not much more than a nice advance France’s Commissariat à L'énergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives on Tuesday claimed it’s topped China’s recently-established for record maintaining fusion plasma in a tokamak,
France’s Fusion Reactor Shatters Records with a 22-Minute Plasma Reaction
France has taken a major leap forward in the race for nuclear fusion energy, achieving a new world record for plasma duration. On February 12, 2025, scientists at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) successfully sustained a plasma reaction for 1,
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French 'milestone' in hunt for N-fusion
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