Bezos-backed startup to build nuclear fusion demonstration plant in UK

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General Fusion plant is expected to be fully operational as early as 2025

General Fusion, a Canadian startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced plans to build its first pilot nuclear fusion plant in Oxfordshire. The new facility, dubbed the Fusion Demo...

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