China's bragging about being the first to build a next-generation nuclear reactor. Here's how it compares to reactors in countries like the US, Japan, and Russia.

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A model of a high-temperature gas cooled reactor is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023.
A model of a high-temperature gas cooled reactor is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023.

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Why we don't have fusion power plants yet, and what it'll take to get clean, limitless energy to market

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The National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U), a large circular device surrounded by a platform and steps leading to it
The National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

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