French deal ends nuclear fusion battle

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Series Details 29.6.05
Publication Date 29/06/2005
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Agreement was reached on 28 June 2005 to build a €10 bn international fusion reactor in Cadarache, France. The project aims to provide a clean energy source for the second half of this century by reproducing the physical reaction - fusion - that occurs in the sun and stars.

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