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JET Fusion Energy Experiment Bows Out By Breaking World Record. The Joint European Torus (JET), one of the world's largest fusion machines, bowed out by setting a world record for energy output. During JET's final deuterium-tritium experiments (DTE3), the machine consistently produced high fusion power for an unprecedented 5 seconds, achieving a groundbreaking record of 69 megajoules using a mere 0.2 milligrams of fuel. This remarkable accomplishment marks a significant milestone in the pursuit of safe and sustainable fusion energy. JET, a tokamak design employing powerful magnetic fields to confine plasma in the shape of a doughnut, showcased its ability To use the same fuel mixture intended for commercial fusion energy power plants. The fusion of deuterium and tritium, yielding helium and substantial energy, lays the foundation for future fusion power plants. Over 300 scientists and engineers contributed to these groundbreaking experiments at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) site in Oxford. Professor Sir Ian Chapman, UKAEA CEO, said JET’s technology will be “pervasive in all future powerplants”.