Quote Originally Posted by DIYSwede View Post
Some (non-affiliated) press news from the UK-based (-Really? -Still? -What about Brexit, then?) "Joint European токамaк*" (2 min video):

Spin: "Record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained fusion" (-Ahem- for a "sustain" of 5 seconds, that is...)



* тороидальная камера с аксиальным магнитным полем

How-To: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak#ITER
Well, they do have to figure out how to contain the reaction for as long as needed, and then a bit! I am pretty sure if I was getting a few megawatts of power out of mine and the containment failed, it would inconvenience my neighbors just a bit.