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This lecture covers the fundamentals of nuclear fusion for electricity generation, focusing on plasma physics and fusion energy. Topics include plasma confinement, turbulence, heat flux estimation, complex constitutive relations, multiscale challenges, numerical implementation, code verification techniques, and first-principles scaling. The instructor emphasizes the importance of reliable predictions for optimizing ITER operation and addressing challenges in magnetic confinement fusion.