Russia Says ‘No’ to Nuclear Fusion Plant in Japan
MOSCOW – Russia on Thursday declined Japanese pleas to back Tokyo’s bid to host a disputed nuclear fusion reactor as the global contest for the multi-billion project threatened to hurt relations among the participants.
Japan and France are vying for the right to build the world’s first such reactor, but the six members of the joint venture have so far failed to agree on the site. The plant would generate energy the same way the sun does.