Fusion Energy: Fusion energy replicates the sun’s power source by fusing light atomic nuclei—like hydrogen isotopes—to release vast, clean energy with minimal radioactive waste. Unlike fission, fusion produces no long-lived nuclear waste and carries no meltdown risk. After decades of research, projects like ITER and private ventures (e.g., Commonwealth Fusion Systems) aim for net energy gain this decade. Breakthroughs in superconducting magnets and plasma confinement bring commercial viability closer. If scaled, fusion could provide near-limitless, carbon-free baseload power, transforming global energy systems and combating climate change. Challenges include sustaining ultra-high temperatures (over 100 million °C) and economic feasibility. Yet its promise—a safe, abundant, and sustainable energy source—makes fusion one of the most consequential pursuits of the 21st century.
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