U.S. Confirms Finding That Clean, Lower-Cost Nuclear Power is Possible

The U.S. government confirmed on Tuesday that its scientists have achieved a nuclear fusion with a net energy gain, which allows a less costly and cleaner production with the environment. “This is just the beginning,” said U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at a press conference with White House Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar and other government officials and scientists. On 5 December, experts at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved for the first time a nuclear fusion reaction with a net energy gain, meaning they produced more energy than was used in the process. National Nuclear Security…