An Atomic Energy Commission panel said Japan will apply to host an experimental nuclear fusion plant being developed jointly with Western European countries and Russia, according to government officials.
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor is designed to use fusion to make electricity — similar to the way the sun creates its energy.
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