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Fusion's Global Race Begins With an Especially Patient Finish Line
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Europe is looking to Japan for help as companies race to develop the world's first commercial fusion power plant. Fusion combines atoms to release energy and has the potential to provide abundant, clean power, making the effort relevant to energy markets and technology suppliers worldwide. That potential is not the same as an operating commercial plant: the first one remains a goal. Cooperation across borders reflects the scale of the engineering and supply-chain challenge. It also gives the field another occasion to practice its signature skill, describing an exciting future while being careful about the calendar. Fusion's promise is large enough to keep governments and businesses interested after decades of research. For now, the first commercial facility remains the prize at the end of the race, not a grid connection already delivering the rewards.
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