Building a Star on Earth - France gets nuclear fusion plant
France will get to host the project to build a 10bn-euro ($12bn) nuclear fusion reactor, in the face of strong competition from Japan.
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) will be the most expensive joint scientific project after the International Space Station.
The Iter programme was held up for over 18 months as parties tried to broker a deal between the two rivals.
Nuclear fusion taps energy from reactions like those that heat the Sun.
Nuclear fusion is seen as a cleaner approach to power production than nuclear fission and fossil fuels.
[Full story - BBC News]
Later in the article it says "In terms of the physics and huge amounts of energy involved, the Iter project would be akin to building a star on Earth."
That's Zombie dogs and nuclear fusion, all in one day!