50 years of controlled nuclear fusion in the European Union
9 Jun 2008
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"The time has come when energy and climate are now at the top of the world political agenda," Paul Vandenplas and Gerd H. Wolf write in a feature for Europhysics News in which the authors celebrate the 50th anniversary of controlled nuclear fusion in the European Union. "Society seems to have gained a deep-rooted understanding of the seriousness of these problems. Scenarios exist which demonstrate the huge supply gap to be expected towards the end of this century. It is obvious now that fusion energy must be developed with the necessary impact to gain its place in the world's energy mix as soon as possible."
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