France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.
Nice meme number. Still not net power out.
The test was more about seeing how long they can sustain a reaction.
Right! And it’s great progress! But I’m also being clear that they weren’t making energy yet, even with this 1337 sustained reaction.