France Runs Fusion Reactor for Record 22 Minutes
March 28th, 2025Via: Interesting Engineering:
France has set a new milestone in fusion energy, sustaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes.
The record-breaking achievement occured at the WEST Tokamak reactor, operated by the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA).
CEA’s WEST Tokamak achieved a record 1,337-second plasma run—beating China’s 1,066-second benchmark by 25% and shattering the 10-second baseline.
