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Major breakthrough in pursuit of limitless clean power: In a first, US scientists achieve net energy gain in fusion reaction

US government scientists have reportedly achieved a net energy gain in a fusion reaction, a long-sought milestone. The breakthrough is seen as a potential game-changer in the pursuit of limitless, zero-carbon power. No research group has previously been able to produce more energy from a fusion reaction than it consumes. The experiment was carried out by the federal Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, which used a process called inertial confinement fusion.