International nuclear fusion project ITER approaches its first ignition after decades of delays

infobae With the central magnet finished, the biggest technical challenge of the fusion reactor was overcome, but according to Popular Science it is still several years before plasma begins to circulate within the system In the south of France, the development of an ambitious international energy project took a decisive step. ITER, the experimental nuclear fusion reactor driven by collaboration among more than 30 countries for four decades, comp…