French scientists achieved a milestone in fusion energy research by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes in the WEST tokamak reactor, surpassing the previous world record. Nuclear fusion is often described as the 'holy grail' of clean energy, and the advances made at WEST can contribute to the ITER project, which aims to demonstrate by 2050 that nuclear fusion can produce more energy than it consumes. Despite advances in nuclear fusion, large-scale implementation still faces technical, economic, and infrastructural obstacles.
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