reactor

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The plasma in a fusion reactor reaches extraordinarily high temperatures, measured in millions of degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Tehran then turned to Russia, which took over the contract in January 1995, aiming to commission the 1,000-megawatt pressurized water reactor in 1999.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Investors are cautious about new nuclear reactor investments due to high costs, preferring clear paths and risk mitigation.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The sun’s mass makes it a gravity-powered fusion reactor, but on Earth, scientists need other ways to create plasma—a superheated, electrically charged gas—and confine it to force atoms to collide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

And it was too little, too late: At around 9:00, the water in the reactor sank below the tops of the fuel rods.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland