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A Washington-based firm has reportedly set a world record in nuclear fusion research during third party, peer-reviewed experiments with radioactive wastewater. Quantum Kinetics Corporation (QKC) claimed that it successfully triggered plasma fusion temperatures of 200 million degrees Celsius for 24 hours.
The previous record was achieved in April 2024 by the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Reactor (KSTAR). The Korean reactor had achieved 105 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds.
Using its patented modular reactor, the QKC surpassed KSTAR’s mark by an order of magnitude greater than a fraction of a minute.
The company claimed that the momentous demonstration establishes the path forward for safe and clean nuclear power globally. “This is truly extraordinary. In addition to thorium, lead, and tungsten forming from the process, we see other elements forming like boron, potassium, magnesium, gallium, and silicon. I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said QKC’s newly elected vice president, Randal Bird, a retired business manager who was present as an observer of the recent experiments at the national laboratory.
During the process, the company also claimed that it cracked Uranium 234/235/238. QKC has now called the process “Safe Nuclear Systems.” It’s also being claimed that QKC can the industry by treating stored nuclear wastewater at legacy and operational nuclear power plants.
The company is turning its focus on becoming the leader in the fields of applied quantum physics and commercial fusion deployment. QKC’s plan is to continue the ‘Safe Nuclear’ innovation and establish at scale frameworks for a radically new clean energy methodology.
Source: QKC Press Release
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