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Tokamak confinement system to be used in the new ITER reactor

Dr. Rob Goldston, former director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, speaks with Science reporter Dylan Jervis speaks about fusion energy and the new International Thermonuclear Energy Reactor (ITER) project that has recently received funding. Though fusion power has not yet been demonstrated on an industrial scale, some believe it may ultimately produce clean energy without the environmental and security concerns that plague nuclear fission.

You can see the complete episode here: TGM #145: Fusion energy (July 10, 2009)