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Scientists At UKAEA Herald ‘Major Breakthrough’ For Fusion Energy Research

By David Dalton
20 October 2025

World-first use of 3D magnetic coils to stabilise fusion plasma

Scientists At UKAEA Herald ‘Major Breakthrough’ For Fusion Energy Research
Plasma inside the UKAEA’sMast Upgrade facility near Oxford, England. Courtesy UKAEA.
In what has been heralded as a major breakthrough for fusion energy research, scientists at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have used magnetic coils to apply a 3D magnetic field and stabilise instabilities in a spherical tokamak plasma for the first time.

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