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   ocr: FUSION REACTORS TR - - - : required OACHIEVE for the nuclear temperatures fusion, vessel, Circular or hydrogen atoms are heated inside a torus fusion reactor. The nuclei (centers) ofthe atoms are separated from the electrons (negatively charged particles) and aspecial type of matter called Plasma plasma is formed. The plasma must be kept at a temperature of about 25 million°F (14 million °C) ifthe separated hydrogen nuclei are to fuse. Electromagnetic field Fusion research Inside a reactor In theJoint European The electromagnetic field Torus fusion expermnent (above) maintains the in England, ...