a process by which light plasma nuclei heated to very high temperatures in order to overcome the coulombian repulsion undergo nuclear fusion reactions in a confined region under controlled conditions and in such a way that the energy balance is positive
The Community and the United States of America contribute to international cooperation in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion and, in particular, to the activities of the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER).
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