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The Science and Politics of The Fusion Energy Breakthrough

The Science and Politics of The Fusion Energy Breakthrough

A new scientific breakthrough in nuclear power, with political and economic implications, could completely change the course of our energy future.

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

December 13, 202222m 25s

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A new scientific breakthrough in nuclear power, with political and economic implications, could completely change the course of our energy future.

On Today's Show:
Arthur Turrell, deputy director for research and economics at the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics (ONS) Data Science Campus, a visitor to the plasma physics group at Imperial College London and the author of The Star Builders: Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet (Scribner, 2021), talks about the reports of a breakthrough in the pursuit of nuclear fusion which promises a cleaner source of energy.