At an experimental thermonuclear fusion facility, researchers have managed to sustain plasma heated to more than 100 million degrees for more than 20 consecutive minutes. This is a new world record for sustaining hydrogen plasma.
The figure is considered unprecedented in the energy sector and, according to researchers, represents another step toward safe and virtually inexhaustible energy. They claim that the recorded result definitively proves the commercial viability of thermonuclear reactors.
The significance of the achievement lies not only in the record-breaking figure. Sustaining plasma at temperatures above 100 million degrees shows that the experimental facility can maintain such extreme conditions for an extended period, which is an important benchmark for the development of thermonuclear fusion.
It is also notable that researchers link the result not only to a scientific experiment but also to the commercial viability of thermonuclear reactors. If this assessment is confirmed by further work, such results could increase the prospects for the practical application of thermonuclear energy.
