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Experiments end at JET after 40 years
The UK-based Joint European Torus (JET) fusion facility at Culham near Oxford has played a vital role in the development of fusion energy. However, at the end of 2023 JET will...
IAEA launches World Fusion Outlook 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, during the opening day of the 29th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC) in London, launched the...
IAEA’s 29th Fusion Energy Conference attracts 2000 participants
Opening the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 29th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2023) in London, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi began by wishing a happy...
Construction of new fusion facility begins in Spain
Construction has started on the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility-Demo Oriented NEutron Source (IFMIF-DONES) project in Granada, Spain. The facility will test...
Helion and Nucor announce collaboration on fusion
US fusion energy tech start-up Helion Energy Helion, a fusion power company, and Nucor Corporation, the largest steel producer and recycler in North America have agreed to develop a...
ITER reviews plans
The ITER Council Science & Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) recently met at the Headquarters of the ITER Organisation to review new plans for construction and operation proposed...
Tokamak Energy’s fusion magnet system passes cryogenic tests
UK-based Tokamak Energy’s superconducting magnet system, which is being built to replicate fusion energy power plant forces, has passed significant milestone cryogenic tests....
Russian scientists develop better protection for fusion reactor walls
Researchers at Russia’s AN Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCE-RAS) and the National Research Nuclear University...
UK joins Europe’s Horizon and Copernicus programmes
The UK Government announced that UK researchers can now apply for grants and bid to take part in projects under Europe’s Horizon science R&D programme. The UK will be participating as...
CNL and Kyoto Fusioneering partner to accelerate fusion fuel tech
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Japan’s Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) have entered a Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) to accelerate the development and commercialization of...
More fusion progress for China
China's new-generation tokamak, Huanliu-3 (HL-3), has made significant progress operating in high-confinement mode (H mode) under a plasma current of 1 million amperes for the first...
MHI completes key component for ITER
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has completed manufacture of the final toroidal field (TF) coil ordered by Japan's National Institutes for Quantum & Radiological Science...
Commonwealth Fusion awarded US DOE grants
The US Department of Energy’s Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) programme has awarded US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) three new grants to fund research...
Russian specialists test prototype of wall panel for ITER
Specialists at Russia’s DV Efremov Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (NIIEFA, part of Rosatom) in St Petersburg have begun acceptance tests of the full-scale prototype panel for...
General Fusion to build new fusion demo machine
Canada’s General Fusion has announced plans to build a new Magnetised Target Fusion (MTF) machine at the company’s new Richmond headquarters. The MTF is designed to achieve...
Colorado State University and Marvel Fusion to build laser facility
The USA's Colorado State University (CSU) and German laser fusion developer Marvel Fusion have established a public-private partnership to support construction of a $150m high-power...
Tractebel working with First Light on fusion
Tractebel and First Light Fusion have signed a framework agreement to provide specialist engineering expertise for the development of First Light’s Machine 4 (M4) in Oxford, UK.
Tokamak Energy and Sumitomo to accelerate fusion
Tokamak Energy and Sumitomo Corporation have signed a collaboration agreement to develop, implement and scale-up commercial fusion energy in Japan and beyond.
Fusion industry investment exceeds $6bn
The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) has released its third annual fusion industry report, “The Global Fusion Industry in 2023”. The fusion industry has now attracted a total of...