A Futuristic Plan to Make Steel With Nuclear Fusion - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
A Futuristic Plan to Make Steel With Nuclear Fusion - WSJ
Sept. 27, 2023 7:30 am ET
America’s largest steel company is betting nuclear fusion can help it eliminate carbon emissions and power one of the world’s most energy-intensive manufacturing processes.
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