Nuclear fusion power plant plan reaches 'major milestone'
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First Light Fusion, a company in Oxfordshire, has achieved a "major milestone" in its efforts to design a nuclear fusion power plant. The company has increased the distance a projectile is fired into the fuel by more than ten times, which is crucial to its design for a commercial power plant. Nuclear fusion works by heating and forcing tiny particles together to release useful energy. First Light Fusion is pursuing a new form of fusion by compressing a target containing fusion fuel using a high-speed projectile. The company successfully increased the 'standoff' distance from which the projectile is fired from 10mm to 10cm. The UK government plans to build the world's first fusion power plant in Nottinghamshire, with operations starting in the 2040s.
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