US delivers 135-ton ‘beating heart’ magnet for world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor
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The US has completed delivery of the central solenoid magnet — the "beating heart" — for ITER, the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor being built in France. Built over 15 years at General Atomics in California, the 135-ton magnet will generate plasma current needed to sustain fusion reactions. ITER aims to produce 500 MW of power, proving fusion is a viable carbon-free energy source.
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