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Electricite de france edf the countrys main electricity generation and distribution company manages the countrys 58 power reactors.

Nuclear weapons germany what happens if there is a nuclear war between pakistan and india. The worlds largest nuclear fusion project moved to assembly phase on tuesday in southern france with the first ultra hot plasma energy source expected to be generated in late 2025. Since the 1950s research has been conducted on the use of the energy generated in the nuclear fusion of light atoms into heavier ones. A hugely ambitious project to replicate the energy of the sun is entering a critical phase as scientists and technicians in southern france begin assembling giant parts of a nuclear fusion device.

When iter is finished it is expected that it will demonstrate that fusion power can be generated sustainably on a commercial scale. Joliot curie asked the. The worlds largest nuclear fusion project began its five year assembly phase on tuesday in southern france with the first ultra hot plasma expected to be generated in late 2025.

Edf is substantially owned by the french. Nuclear power is the largest source of electricity in france with a generation of 3795 twh or 706 of the countrys total electricity production of 5377 twh the highest percentage in the world. At the industrial level nuclear fusion does not yet exist.

The cost of building and operating a fusion plant is expected to be similar to the cost of a nuclear fission plant but without the large costs and long term legacy of waste disposal. The worlds largest nuclear fusion project that will replicate reactions in the sun to create the ultimate clean energy source has begun assembly in france. Frances interest in nuclear science was at first a quest for an energy source more than a weaponan industrial nation needed fuel to power its armaments factories.

Currently the iter nuclear fusion reactor is under construction in cadarache in southern france. The 20bn iter international thermonuclear experimental reactor project will replicate the reactions that power the sun and is intended to demonstrate fusion power can be generated on a commercial scalebr.