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China May Be Ready to Use Nuclear Fusion for Power by 2050
A model of the new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Shandong province.
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China aims to commercialize nuclear fusion technology for use in emissions-free power generation by 2050, according to the country’s state-owned atomic company.
China National Nuclear Corp., which runs an experimental device dubbed the ‘artificial sun’, could start commercial operation of its first power generation project about five years after a demonstration phase starting around 2045, it said in a media briefing on Friday.