Name: Nuclear Fusion: The Promise of a New Energy Source
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8

Nuclear Fusion: The Promise of a New Energy Source

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In October 2023, a European research team succeeded in generating an enormous amount of energy from very little fuel. A success that fusion research had been working towards for around 70 years. Now the competition for a fusion reactor has been reignited. What role can electricity from nuclear fusion play in the future?

Directors

Lucas Gries, Oliver Schmid

Producer

Bettina Oberhauser

Studio

HR, ARTE

Original Title

Versprechen Kernfusion? - Der Wettlauf um die Energie der Zukunft

Original Language

German

Keywords

nuclear scientist nuclear power plant nuclear power nuclear reactor science and technology power plant atomic power plant scientific experiment nuclear experiment documentary science documentary challenges