Dec. 13, 2022 on The Story: This week, the U.S. Dept. of Energy announced that researchers, for the first time ever, produced more energy from a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a long sought-after "net energy gain." The reaction was brief and the surplus minimal. But it's still likely to be a major milestone. The promise of fusion is a future supplied with energy provided from a carbon-free, near-limitless source. Unlike fission, the process that powers traditional nuclear reactors, fusion doesn't produce radioactive waste, either. Here's what the experts are saying about it. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw