Fusion for Energy, representing the European Commission and Member States' contribution, together with Spain, Japan, Croatia and Italy have signed the Multilateral International DONES Agreement, laying the groundwork for the construction of IFMIF-DONES, a facility in Granada, Spain, to test materials for future fusion reactors.
 

A ceremony has been held to mark the arrival of the first of the four test rigs at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor construction site in southern France.
 

The German states of Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein have formed the Alliance for Fusion Research.
 

British inertial fusion energy developer First Light Fusion and UK-based strategic consultancy Stonehaven have released a report outlining a roadmap for commercial fusion in the UK by 2035, which would beat the government's current 2040 target. However, they say the UK must diversify its fusion technology portfolio.
 

Fusion Fuel Cycles Inc has officially begun construction at the Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario of the Unique Integrated Testing Facility - the world's first integrated tritium fuel cycle system test facility capable of full-loop operations.
 

Developed in conjunction with Bilfinger UK, the UK Atomic Energy Authority's new and unique virtual simulator will provide operators of the UKAEA-Eni H3AT Tritium Loop Facility with the opportunity to undergo simulated training exercises in a safe and controlled environment.
 

Fusion energy developer Helion Energy has been granted a Conditional Use Permit by Chelan County, clearing the way for permitting and construction of the fusion generator building of its Orion fusion power plant in Malaga in Washington State.
 

Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden all meet the technical requirements to host a pilot fusion reactor, but Finland is the most prepared in terms of regulatory readiness, according to a report conducted by Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre on behalf of Swedish fusion energy company Novatron Fusion Group.
 

The US Department of Energy has released its Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, a comprehensive national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialisation of fusion energy by the mid-2030s.