On April 28, European fusion and industrial company CEOs sent a letter to leading policymakers at the European Commission, urging the upcoming EU Fusion Strategy to ensure energy security and European leadership in the growing sector.
UK Fusion Energy Ltd has awarded a $95 million contract to Tokamak Energy for magnet systems engineering under the UK’s STEP program.
Inertia signs three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to help bring inertial confinement fusion to market.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced a $135 million investment in fusion, marking the largest in its history, and more than it has invested in fusion over the past 12 years combined ($134M). The funding, to be deployed over multiple programs in the next 18 months, aims to accelerate commercially viable fusion power.
On March 23, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC) submitted their letter and report “All Planned NRC Rulemaking Activities Related to Fusion Machines” to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. The report details all ongoing and planned projects by the NRC for fusion regulations.
The Genesis Mission is using AI and supercomputing to simulate experiments, predict outcomes, and generate discoveries much faster. The mission includes aims to advance fusion efforts.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Realta Fusion announced a partnership to manufacture high-temperature superconducting magnets.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with French President Emmanuel Macron and confirmed their advanced cooperation in various sectors, including fusion.
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On March 18-19, the Fusion Industry Association hosted our fifth Annual Policy Conference. The conference is a space for global leaders in government, industry, science, and academia to come together and discuss concrete ways to accelerate the path to fusion commercialization.