Deutschland stellt nach der Kernspaltungspolitik der Fukushima-Ära auf Kernfusion um

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Germany, long a poster child for anti-nuclear sentiment following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, is now making a sharp pivot: the country is backing nuclear fusion research as a key part of its clean energy future. The move contrasts with Berlin’s 15-year retreat from nuclear fission, which was driven by safety concerns that led to the closure of reactors and a commitment to renewable energy.

The shift indicates increasing confidence in fusion technology, which offers nearly limitless energy with minimal radioactive waste. Unlike fission, fusion reactions are inherently safer, and recent experiments have begun to produce consistent net energy gains, a milestone first achieved at the [U.S. National Ignition Facility](https://www.llnl.gov/news/ignition?utm_source=chatgpt.com) and later repeated several times.

However, bringing fusion to commercial use will take time. Thomas Forner, CEO and co-founder of Focused Energy, predicts that fusion power could be operational within a decade—if a reliable industrial supply chain can be developed to produce the large quantities of specialized steel and thousands of custom parts required for a plant.