Experimental fusion reactor development

Nuclear fusion research

Nuclear fusion research

Nuclear fusion demonstration

Energy generated when atomic nuclei fuse together, creating a heavier nucleus and releasing enormous quantities of energy. Proposed as a clean, efficient alternative to fossil fuels.

Magnets that line the walls of fusion reactor chambers to create the toroidal magnetic field.

A donut-shaped magnetic field used in fusion reactors to compress superheated plasma to the point of fusion.

United States

Internationally funded and operated nuclear fusion research project designed to be the world's largest and most advanced experimental fusion reactor.

Successor to ITER, expected to produce 25 times as much power as it consumes and sustain fusion reactions indefinitely.