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Are we still 30 years away from fusion energy? Some think the timeline's shrinking.

by Andy Uhler

Dec 22, 2022

Last week, the Department of Energy said scientists had ignited a fusion reaction that created more energy than was needed to sustain it.

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm discusses the breakthrough in nuclear fusion research by scientists at a government lab.

Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

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