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Nuclear medicine

Projectile fusion reactor could generate much-needed medical isotopes

16 Aug 2023 Tami Freeman
First Light’s Machine 3
Target optimization First Light’s Machine 3 is employed to launch projectiles at the ultrahigh speeds required to test fusion targets. Its successor, Machine 4, will be used to create ignition – a critical step towards self-sustaining fusion energy. (Courtesy: First Light Fusion)
Harnessing the power of nuclear fusion to generate electricity is a longstanding aspiration of the p

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