Construction at Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor amid UK’s race to find first commercial fusion energy provider
(Picture: PA)Scientists in the US are expected to announce on Tuesday one of history’s most significant nuclear power breakthroughs: successfully achieving a net energy gain from a nuclear fusion reaction.
‘Net energy gain’ means the process creates more power than is put in, a concept described as nuclear researchers' ‘holy grail’ since the 1950s - now the race is on to harness the new power source for commercial use.
