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Assembly begins on nuclear fusion reactor

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Assembly of the world’s largest fusion reactor has begun in what’s been dubbed the world’s most complex scientific endeavour. As FRANCE 24’s environment editor Mairead Dundas explains, the 20 billion euro project involves 35 countries and has the objective of generating 500 megawatts of fusion power.

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