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Helion announces first fusion energy purchase agreement with Microsoft
US fusion energy tech startup Helion Energy has signed an agreement to provide Microsoft with electricity from its first fusion power plant. Constellation will serve as the power...
Tokamak Energy’s magnets to be tested at US Sandia Laboratories
UK-based Tokamak Energy in February announced that it had built the first set of new generation high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets to be assembled and tested in fusion...
Jacobs to design maintenance systems for ITER
US-based Jacobs has been selected to design and engineer remotely-operated tools for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) under construction...
Japan adopts national strategy on nuclear fusion
Japan has adopted its first-ever national strategy on nuclear fusion reflecting the need to create a domestic fusion industry. The strategy calls for the wider participation of...
Fluor Signs MOU with Longview Fusion Energy Systems
US-based Fluor Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Longview Fusion Energy Systems to collaborate in designing and planning laser fusion energy...
Russia’s T-15MD tokamak achieves first stable plasma
The first thermonuclear plasma has been achieved at the T-15MD tokamak, at Russia’s Kurchatov Institute and the facility is operating steadily, according to Kurchative Institute...
US NRC to regulate fusion energy systems based on existing nuclear materials licensing
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed the staff to create a regulatory framework for fusion energy systems, based on its current process for licensing the use of...
Tokamak Energy’s vision of a commercial fusion power plant
UK-based Tokamak Energy has released images of its future commercial fusion power plant. Meanwhile, Tokamak Energy’s ST-E1 fusion pilot plant is expected to demonstrate the capability...
German fusion researchers report technological advance
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Germany have reported a discovery that could lead to more compact fusion power plants. Within a fusion plant,...
Another world record for China’s EAST tokamak
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), at the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, has set a new record by running...
US GAO report identifies fusion challenges
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress, “Technology Assessment - Fusion Energy Potentially Transformative Technology Still Faces Fundamental Challenges” says a...
Kyoto Fusioneering and CNL collaborate on fusion energy
Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate the development of fusion energy. The two organizations...
UKAEA to partner with the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) to co-operate in research and...
UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering collaborate on materials for fusion
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Japan’s Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) have signed a collaboration agreement to develop fusion related technologies. The first project...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Eni agree on fusion commercialisation
US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) and Italy’s Eni have signed a strategic framework agreement to advance commercialisation of fusion energy. This new multi-year...
UKAEA partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on fusion
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has embarked on a five-year partnership with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This...
UKAEA partners with University of Sheffield to develop fusion technology
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the University of Sheffield have entered a partnership intended to spur the development of fusion technology and support the...
UKAEA awards contracts to boost UK fusion industry
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded contracts to 18 organisations to demonstrate how their innovative technologies and proposed solutions can help...
South Korea plans to build fusion reactor after 2035
South Korea has begun preparations to begin building a nuclear fusion reactor after 2035. It aims to produce electric power around 2050 in a bid to keep up with the...
