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ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carl Weggel—a 50-year persistent advocate of the compact, ultra-high-field tokamak—is on a mission to commercialize fusion energy through Kronos's ...