nuclear fusion may be the great hope for
generating clean power
scientists and friends have started
assembling an enormous
international fusion reactor known as
eater
it's already taken 10 years in a global
scientific effort
including south korea to get this far
the idea is to create energy not by
splitting atoms like nuclear power
stations do now but
by fusing them together iguan explains
for decades scientists have been trying
to generate energy
by nuclear fusion in france on tuesday
scientists reached a key milestone in
the journey starting the main
construction for
etar the world's largest nuclear fusion
reactor
seven countries are working together on
the project including south korea
france and the u.s and it has taken them
10 years to get this far
today is an historical
moment fusion energy
is a gift of gods the idea is to create
the energy
in the same way that drives the sun
fusion power combines or fuses two or
more hydrogen atoms
at very high temperatures to generate a
lot of energy
it's opposite of conventional nuclear
power which splits
atoms to release energy south korea's
president has previously called nuclear
fusion
an artificial sun which gives hope to
the world by providing a clean and safe
energy source
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south korea is expected to play a key
role in the project
given his past experience of creating a
fusion reactor
as well as making major contributions in
the project's early stages
the celebration for the start of machine
assembly was possible because south
korea sent key parts
korea's contribution basically accounts
for 70 to 80 percent
despite the theoretical benefits there
are questions over whether new confusion
will actually work in the real world
and itar looks to find the answer to
that by 2025
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