Japan’s up for fusion — just don’t call it ‘nuclear’

Episode 158,   May 24, 2023, 10:00 AM

The Japanese government has set out guidelines in an effort to encourage more private sector research and funding in the field of fusion, and it has omitted a key word, “nuclear,” for fear of frightening a nuclear-wary population. Chris Russell joins us to discuss a trip to one of the country’s fusion research facilities.  
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Photo: The vacuum vessel of the Large Helical Device installed at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki, Gifu Prefecture | COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE