Fusion

Nuclear Fusion

NASA Picks Three Nuclear Power Concepts for Demonstration on the Moon

Three teams comprising some of the most prominent engineering and technology firms in the U.S. will provide initial designs for a fission surface power (FSP) sy…

Nuclear Reactor

First Plasma Propels Zap Energy’s Plans for Garage-Sized Fusion Reactors

Nuclear fusion is an incredibly complex scientific problem that researchers are coming at from all sorts of angles, and Zap Energy is starting to make waves thr…

Nuclear Fusion

AI to Accelerate Fusion R&D

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a programme to create a platform and network to advance fusion R&D with machine learning and artifici…

Nuclear Power Plant

How Has Nuclear Energy Changed Over the Years?

Nuclear energy is one of the most challenging energy sources. For some, the dangers of nuclear power outweigh the benefits. For others, nuclear power appears to…

Nuclear Fusion

Can a Seattle Startup Launch a Fusion Reactor Into Space?

Avalanche Energy Design’s compact power and propulsion tech raises funds—and eyebrows

Nuclear Fusion

Handheld Fusion Power on the Horizon

Seattle-based Avalanche Energy is pursuing the vision of micro fusion power that one can hold in one’s hands.

Nuclear Fusion

‘Robotic Snake’ Solves Nuclear Fusion Pipework Challenge

A laser-welding ‘robotic snake’ developed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority has demonstrated its capability to operate inside fusion energy powerplant pipewor…

ITER

Hydrogen Breakthrough Unlocks New Potential for Fusion Energy

A revision of a fundamental law for tokamak fusion energy has doubled the fuel potential, thereby increasing the output energy potential.

Nuclear Fusion

The Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Waste

While new nuclear power facilities will be built in the UK in the upcoming decades, nuclear power is a big part of our transition to sustainable energy.

United States

Small Us Businesses Granted $53M for Clean Energy and Climate Solutions

It will support 259 projects across 38 states that cover security and resilience, renewable energy, energy storage, carbon capture and conversion and fusion ene…

ITER

Russia Carries Out This Year’s First Shipment of Equipment for the Iter Machine

The shipment of the next batch of Russian electrical equipment for the ITER fusion reactor has been completed.

Nuclear Reactor

The Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Power

The environmental impact of nuclear power remains a contentious issue among scientists, activists, and policymakers.

Nuclear Fusion

Recent Nuclear Fusion Breakthroughs and the Opportunities They Offer

A milestone has been reached in the quest to harness the power of the stars for cost-effective clean energy on Earth by scientists working to establish practica…

Nuclear Fusion

How Does Nuclear Fusion Work?

It could provide us with a clean, efficient and unlimited source of energy.

Nuclear Fusion

Japan's First Laser Nuclear Fusion Company, EX-Fusion Raises 130 Million JPY in Pre-Seed Round, Paving Way for the Development of Critical Components Needed for Commercialization of Nuclear Fusion

Funds will be used to develop technologies that enable continuous injection of target material and auto tracking and alignment of the laser systems to build a c…