Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: Scientist explains what it means for the future | LiveNOW from FOX

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: Scientist explains what it means for the future | LiveNOW from FOX

U.S. energy officials announced that government scientists in at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory produced the first successful nuclear fusion reaction resulting in net energy gain on Dec. 5. It?s a technology that has the potential to accelerate the planet?s shift away from fossil fuels and produce nearly limitless, carbon-free energy. Dan Clark, a nuclear physicist at the Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab, called the moment, "a twinkle in the eye of scientists for 60-70 years." Clark added that the moment wouldn't have been possible without the "decades-long" work done by scientists all around the world.

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