278K views · 3.4K reactions | The Wendelstein 7-X, an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in Germany, has broken the world record for fusion performance in a stellarator. In 2015, Science took a look at how it came together: https://scim.ag/2me54lZ | Science | Facebook

5.2K views · 84 reactions | ITER, a $28 billion fusion reactor in France, has finally had its last magnetic coil installed. But the reactor itself won't fire up fully until 2039 at the earliest. ​​ Learn more  https://trib.al/QBdRnvC | LiveScience | Facebook

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Nuclear is one of the safest energy sources according to Our World in Data. During the more than 20,000 reactor years of global operation there have only been three major accidents: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl & Fukushima. The UN estimates that by 2005 only around 50 people had died from radiation as a result of the Chernobyl accident. Since these accidents nuclear technology has come a long way. No reactor build in the last 40 years has melted down. Yet, nuclear power remains illegal in Austra