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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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Nuclear Fusion

Humankind has long gazed up into the sky, marveled at the sun and dreamed to wield its colossal power. Now, it might sound ridiculous but we have actually known how to do it for some time. But it is only now that we may be in a position to act and harness the incredible potential of nuclear fusion, thus embarking on an age of clean, sustainable, and safe energy production. So, how does it work? Ian Chapman is Chief Executive Officer at the UK Atomic Energy Authority