How far along is ITER?

As of May 2021 ITER is near 75\% complete toward first plasma. Start is scheduled for late 2025….Timeline and status.

How much power can a nuclear fusion reactor produce?

At present, fusion devices produce more than ten megawatts of fusion power. ITER will be capable of producing 500 megawatts of fusion power.

Which country has its own sun?

What is China’s “Artificial Sun”? China has successfully completed the first test of its nuclear fision reactor, known as “Artificial sun” because it mimics the energy-generation process of the Sun.

Is the fusion reactor in Germany working?

Germany’s Wildly Complex Fusion Reactor Is Actually Working. The Wendelstein 7-X reactor, which uses a complex design called a stellerator, is performing just like it was predicted to. Last year, Germany completed and turned on the Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion reactor.

Is the Wendelstein fusion reactor working?

Germany’s Wildly Complex Fusion Reactor Is Actually Working. The Wendelstein 7-X reactor, which uses a complex design called a stellerator, is performing just like it was predicted to.

When will nuclear fusion power be possible?

A viable nuclear fusion reactor — one that spits out more energy than it consumes — could be here as soon as 2025. But an enormous amount of energy is needed to force atoms to fuse together, which occurs at temperatures of at least 180 million degrees Fahrenheit (100 million degrees Celsius).

Is thermonuclear fusion more expensive than nuclear fission?

Hence thermonuclear fusion will always have a much lower power density than nuclear fission, which means that any fusion reactor needs to be larger and therefore more costly, than a fission reactor of the same power output.