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IAEA Director General Grossi Launches World Fusion Outlook 2025

Building a Global Fusion Energy Industry, From the FIA

At the October 14th joint opening of the Second Ministerial Meeting of the IAEA World Fusion Energy Group (WFEG) and the 30th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC) in Chengdu, China, Director General Grossi announced the World Fusion Outlook 2025 report. The IAEA’s third annual report serves as a reference for information on the state-of-play around fusion energy research, technology development, and deployment. It also undertakes a country-by-country assessment of fusion development, highlighting the work of many FIA member companies across the world.

This year’s report highlights the rapid pace at which fusion is advancing, coupled with expanded company and capital entry into the industry. It includes findings from our 2025 global fusion industry report and 2025 supply chain report. The report also discusses trends across nations, where governments are increasingly prioritizing fusion in national strategies. 

“The Outlook is not just a snapshot of progress; it’s a glimpse into our energy future that is arriving fast.”

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi

You can read the full report below.

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Common Fusion Approaches

Magnetic confinement: Plasma is heated to 100 million °C or more, then squeezed and held in place by strong magnetic fields, allowing many fusion reactions to occur. (Example: tokamaks, stellarators)

Inertial confinement: Tiny fuel pellets are struck by powerful lasers. The outer layer explodes outward, compressing the core to fusion conditions for a few nanoseconds, producing a brief but intense pulse of energy from each pellet. (Example: National Ignition Facility)

Hybrid systems: Combine compression (e.g., from lasers, plasma pistons, or mechanical impact) with moderate magnetic fields to reduce energy losses and improve confinement.

Electrostatic fusion: Uses high electric potentials to accelerate ions toward a central reaction zone, causing them to collide at high energies and fuse. The ions are guided and confined by electric fields rather than magnets, creating a compact environment for fusion reactions.

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