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Cyd Cowley, PhD Student at the University of York and working at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, gives updates on the latest in fusion for this week’s episode of Fusion News. Links to the articles mentioned are included below. 1. Bottling the sun: The world has been trying to master this limitless clean energy source since the 1930s.
1. We’re now closer than ever. https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2...
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAugust 20, 2025 Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Marathon Fusion claims it can turn mercury into gold while creating clean energy https://phys.org/news/2025-07-marathon-fusion-mercury-gold-energy.html 2. Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AI https://phys.org/news/2025-08-shadows-fusion-faster-ai.html Bonus: https://news.arizona.edu/news/u-industry-partners-poised-advance-fusion-innovation https://www.neimagazine.com/news/boron-powder-boosts-fusion-plasma-control/?cf-view Watch the episode on the FIA's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ET5jhBMxnBE…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. A retired coal plant to become a 350MW stellarator fusion power facilityhttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tva-signs-up-for-type-one-energy-fusion-plant 2. Neutron isotropy measurements validate shared-flow-stabilized z pinches for stable thermal fusionhttps://phys.org/news/2025-02-neutron-isotropy-validate-stabilized-stable.html 3. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories expands clean energy siting invitation to include fusion, hydrogen, and battery storagehttps://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/02/05/clean-energy/canadian-nuclear-laboratories-expands-clean-energy-siting-invitation-to-include-fusion-hydrogen-and-battery-storage Bonus: Modi and Macron visit ITER site in southern France https://apnews.com/video/modi-and-macron-visit-iter-site-in-southern-france-3246594f36774e55b38d2708d4b49d6a European Parliament Hosts First-of-a-Kind Fusion Public Hearing https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/european-parliament-hosts-first-of-a-kind-fusion-public-hearing/…
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1 Helion raises $425m for fusion machine, UKAEA invests £200m in fusion development, SMART tokamak advancement 10:00
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Fusion Start-Up Plans to Build Its First Power Plant in Virginia https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/commonwealth-fusion-power-plant.html 2. Ministers pledge record €410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/ministers-pledge-record-410m-to-support-uk-nuclear-fusion-energy 3. Is the world ready for the transformational power of fusion? https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/fusion-energy-future/ 4. Fusion-grade steel produced at scale in UK-first https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fusion-grade-steel-produced-at-scale-in-uk-first Bonus: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities-action-plan-government-response/ai-opportunities-action-plan-government-response…
In this special edition of Fusion News, Fusion Industry Association CEO Andrew Holland summarizes fusion's progress in 2024 and introduces some of the major headlines from the year. Links to news stories are included below. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and healthy 2025! 1. Nuclear Startup Pacific Fusion Nabs $900 Million in Funding https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-25/nuclear-startup-pacific-fusion-raises-900-million-in-funding 2. Thales and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics set a world record in the field of nuclear fusion https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/group/press_release/thales-and-max-planck-institute-plasma-physics-set-world-record-field 3. The nuclear fusion industry is having a growth spurt https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/nuclear-fusion-companies-funding 4. Record electron temperatures for a small-scale, sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion device achieved https://phys.org/news/2024-04-electron-temperatures-small-scale-stabilized.html https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.155101 5. G7 Puts Fusion Forward at the Climate Energy and Environment Ministers Meeting https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/g7-puts-fusion-forward-at-the-climate-energy-and-environment-ministers-meeting/ 6. Helion secures license for Polaris fusion https://www.neimagazine.com/news/helion-secures-licence-to-advance-polaris-fusion-facility/…
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1 General Fusion achievement; China ships ITER modules; Researchers reveal mechanism of runaway electron generation; Tokamak Energy partners with UK and US governments 10:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDecember 11, 2024 Mechanical engineer Jasmine Mund gives today's Fusion News episode, summarizing the major fusion news headlines from the past two weeks. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. General Fusion confirms significant fusion neutron yield and plasma stability during MTF compression experiment series with new peer-reviewed publication https://generalfusion.com/post/general-fusion-confirms-significant-fusion-neutron-yield-and-plasma-stability-during-mtf-compression-experiment-series-with-new-peer-reviewed-publication/ 2. China ships vital ITER modules for assembly of world’s largest fusion reactor https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-made-components-iter-fusion-reactor 3. Researchers reveal the mechanism of runaway electron generation in tokamak fusion reactors https://phys.org/news/2024-12-reveal-mechanism-runaway-electron-generation.html 4. Tokamak Energy partners with U.S. DOE and UK’s DESNZ to accelerate fusion development through $52m ST40 upgrade https://tokamakenergy.com/2024/12/05/tokamak-energy-partners-with-u-s-doe-and-uks-desnz-to-accelerate-fusion-development-through-52m-st40-upgrade/ 5. Nuclear Data InterAgency Working Group Funding Opportunity https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEOS/bulletins/3c3e19c Bonuses: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-worlds-first-fusion-energy-cafe-opens-to-fuel-hungry-minds https://physicsworld.com/a/optimization-algorithm-gives-laser-fusion-a-boost/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iter-organization_fusionenergy-iter-virtualtour-activity-7267601893353250819-GPI3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android…
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