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MIT expands fusion collaboration

MIT expands fusion collaboration

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plasma Science and Fusion Center is to expand its fusion energy research and education activities under a new five-year agreement with its spinout company Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

New Nuclear 17 May 2022

ITER Director-General Bernard Bigot passes away

ITER Director-General Bernard Bigot passes away

Tributes have been paid to ITER Organization Director-General Dr Bernard Bigot, after his death at the age of 72 was announced by the organisation which is building the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor fusion project in southern France.

Corporate 16 May 2022

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Fusion energy record at JET 'huge step' forward

Helion prepares to build seventh fusion prototype

ITER Director-General Bernard Bigot passes away

Iter fusion project passes construction milestone

ITER tokamak assembly put on hold by regulator

MIT expands fusion collaboration

Most complex lift to date completed at ITER

Tokamak Energy achieves crucial plasma temperature

US scientists introduce new fusion reactor concept

Most complex lift to date completed at ITER

Most complex lift to date completed at ITER

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor fusion project has achieved a major machine assembly milestone, with the first sub-section of the ITER plasma chamber being lifted out of tooling and lowered into the machine well.

New Nuclear 13 May 2022

Cerberus, Assystem to design STEP shielding

Cerberus, Assystem to design STEP shielding

Cerberus Nuclear and Assystem have been selected to deliver the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production reactor in-board shield design as part of the STEP Engineering Framework. STEP will be the UK's prototype fusion energy power plant.

New Nuclear 12 April 2022

US Administration shares vision for commercial fusion

US Administration shares vision for commercial fusion

As the US Administration unveiled its "bold decadal vision" to accelerate fusion energy, the Department of Energy has announced up to USD50 million of federal funding to support US scientists conducting experimental research in fusion energy science at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities at home and overseas.

New Nuclear 21 March 2022

Tokamak Energy achieves crucial plasma temperature

Tokamak Energy achieves crucial plasma temperature

Tokamak Energy of the UK announced it has demonstrated a world-first with its privately-funded ST40 spherical tokamak, achieving a plasma temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, the threshold required for commercial fusion energy.

New Nuclear 10 March 2022

ITER tokamak assembly put on hold by regulator

ITER tokamak assembly put on hold by regulator

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has ordered the start of the assembly of the tokamak of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor fusion project to be postponed until a number of safety issues have been addressed.

New Nuclear 01 March 2022

Fusion energy record at JET 'huge step' forward

Fusion energy record at JET 'huge step' forward

Researchers at the Joint European Torus in the UK doubled previous records by producing a total of 59 megajoules of heat energy from fusion over a five second period.

New Nuclear 09 February 2022

Initiatives aim to speed fusion deployment

Initiatives aim to speed fusion deployment

Two newly announced North American initiatives aim to accelerate the deployment of fusion technologies for power generation.

New Nuclear 03 February 2022

Prototype machine demonstrates plasma compression

Prototype machine demonstrates plasma compression

A prototype system for General Fusion's Fusion Demonstration Plant has successfully demonstrated a critical element of the Canadian company's proprietary Magnetised Target Fusion technology.

New Nuclear 12 January 2022