{"id":51593,"date":"2022-12-13T16:46:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T16:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=51593"},"modified":"2022-12-13T22:28:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T22:28:00","slug":"us-nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-could-eliminate-need-for-fossil-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/us-nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-could-eliminate-need-for-fossil-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"US nuclear fusion breakthrough could eliminate need for fossil fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>US scientists have announced <strong>today<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>their breakthrough in nuclear fusion, which could replace the need for fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The experiment took place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wci.llnl.gov\/facilities\/nif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory<\/a> (LLNL) in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scientists have tried to duplicate this nuclear fusion on earth since as early as the 1930s, making today\u2019s breakthrough even more historic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In simple terms, nuclear fusion is a process where hydrogen atoms are forced together so hard that they produce helium and release a huge amount of energy and heat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This process <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2022-12-13\/what-is-nuclear-fusion-energy-and-what-could-it-mean-for-future-power-supplies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">does not release any carbon dioxide<\/a> into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is nuclear fusion?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQi6SSSNEkI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is hoped that this method could one day produce an unlimited supply of energy that is not as damaging to the environment as the use of fossil fuels. 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