On September 30, U.S. Senators introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 to reform the federal environmental review and permitting process. The Act aims to deliver cheaper energy, more jobs, and economic growth across the United States. Alongside other technologies, fusion machines that produce electricity are included within the Act as projects that should receive fair treatment.
On September 24, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), and James Gallagher (R-CA) introduced the bipartisan American Leadership in Fusion Act to accelerate commercial fusion acceleration.
On September 14-15 in London, the Fusion Industry Association hosted the UK Fusion Forum, bringing together global leaders from across sectors to discuss UK capabilities and the key enablers of commercial fusion in the 2030s.
nT-Tao has deployed a new 50 MW pulsed-power subsystem for its C3 fusion prototype, increasing its previous power capacity fivefold. The upgrade is designed to deliver precisely controlled energy pulses as the company works toward its next plasma temperature milestone.
ENN Group has broken ground on Helong-2, a new hydrogen-boron fusion experimental facility in China’s Hebei Province. The device is expected to begin experiments by the end of 2027, with ENN targeting first electricity from hydrogen-boron fusion in 2030.
Proxima Fusion and the State of Lower Saxony signed an agreement to develop Europe’s first large-scale production facility for fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape. The project is expected to receive around €140 million through 2029, supporting Proxima’s technology while expanding Europe’s manufacturing capacity for advanced fusion components.
A series of new UK–US fusion collaborations were announced alongside the Global Fusion Policy Summit in London, strengthening cooperation across areas including AI, advanced computing, materials, supply chains, regulation, and workforce development. The agreements reflect growing transatlantic coordination as both countries work toward commercial deployment.
On 9 September, Fusion Industry Association UK Director Tris Denton gave evidence to Parliament’s Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ) Select Committee as part of its inquiry into the National Policy Statement for fusion energy generation (NPS EN-8).
The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) is hiring for a paid, part-time intern this fall with in-person work in Washington, D.C.
The Fusion Industry Association’s new white paper outlines how Agreement States can best prepare to regulate commercial fusion facilities under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s developing framework.
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.