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US firm validates 1.1-GW nuclear fusion plant design to deliver 400 MW electricity

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has verified the core plasma physics assumptions for its upcoming ...

Phoenix Fan Fusion 2026 brings highs and lows. What we saw at comic con

Phoenix Fan Fusion took over downtown June 5-7, bringing cosplayers, celebrities and more to town. Here are the best and ...
IEEE Spectrum on MSN

Fusion startup’s commercial reactor design gets a big boost

Five new papers validate key parts of Commonwealth Fusion System’s ARC reactor ...
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The NRC’s proposed fusion framework regulates tritium handling and neutron-activation waste, skipping the emergency cooling rules fission reactors require

Private fusion companies building prototype reactors will face federal rules on tritium and neutron-activated waste but will ...

Fusion Power’s Newest Problem Is People Secretly Making Nukes

Billions of dollars in venture capital and state investments have recently been poured into efforts to finally make nuclear ...

Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft

Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with ...

Fusion power startup Helion valued at $15.5B in $465M funding round

Fusion power startup Helion Energy Inc. has closed a $465 million funding round led by Thrive Capital. The Series G deal also ...
Nature

Nuclear-fusion firm says plant will deliver electricity to grid – but big questions remain

Commonwealth Fusion Systems published several papers detailing the design of its ARC fusion power plant.
POWER Magazine

CFS Publishes Papers Validating Physics of ARC Fusion Power Plant

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced the company has published five peer-reviewed physics basis papers detailing its ...

Commonwealth Fusion says papers validate its quest to generate power

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the world's top-funded private firm among those seeking to generate power by replicating the nuclear ​reaction that takes place in stars, said that peer-reviewed papers ...

Helion hits $15.5B valuation with $465M in new cash as it aims to commercialize fusion this decade

Fusion startup Helion raised $465M, boosting its valuation to $15.5B. The company plans to use the funds to deliver ...

Liberty Fusion: Working on commercial fusion power with an innovative approach

Liberty Fusion is a deep-tech energy startup that spun out of Los Alamos National Laboratory. The starup is developing a path to commercial fusion power using Plasma-Jet-Driven Magneto-Inertial ...