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China and US Are Global Leaders in Fusion Funding
Source: Neutron BytesChina and US Are Global Leaders in Fusion Funding (NucNet) Cumulative global investment in fusion energy jumped by 30% between June and September to $15.1 billion…
Deep Fission To Break Ground On Underground Advanced Reactor Pilot Project In Kansas
Source: NucNetDeep Fission, the nuclear energy company placing small modular pressurised water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, has selected the Great Plains Industrial Park in Kansas…
Broad Support For Thorizon Reactor Project As Site Assessment Begins In Netherlands
Source: NucNetThere is broad industrial and regional support for plans to deploy the first demonstration and research Thorizon Pioneer nuclear power plant in the Netherlands, with work…
Fusion Company Warns UK Risks Falling Behind US And China
Source: NucNetUK-based inertial fusion energy (IFE) company First Light Fusion (FLF) has warned that the UK risks falling behind the US and China in the race for…
First Ever Irradiation Testing Begins For X-Energy’s Triso-X Advanced Nuclear Fuel
Source: NucNetUS-based X-energy has begun irradiation testing of its Triso-X fuel pebbles at Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) advanced test reactor, marking the first time this advanced fuel…
‘Stakes Have Increased’ As US Risks Falling Behind China In Race For Nuclear Fusion
Source: NucNetChina is rapidly advancing its fusion energy capabilities through massive state investments and aggressive technological development and without decisive action the US risks falling behind in…
Europe Approves Deal For Switzerland To Join Flagship Nuclear Research Programme
Source: NucNetThe European Council has approved an agreement allowing Switzerland to join the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, taking a further step towards ending years of…
US Sets Out Roadmap To Fusion By Mid-2030s, But Warns Of ‘Critical Gaps’
Source: NucNetThe US has set out plans to “marshal the forces” of the public and private sectors as it bids to provide the scientific and technological foundation…
US Microreactor Company Announces Plans For Pilot Project At Texas University
Source: NucNetUS microreactor developer Last Energy and the Texas A&M University System have announced plans for a microreactor pilot project at Texas A&M-Rellis, an applied research and…
German Company Releases Europe’s First Full Design For Commercial Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
Source: NucNetA Berlin-based company has unveiled what it claims to be Europe’s first full design for a commercial nuclear fusion power plant, marking what it called “the…
Construction Officially Launched For Pallas Research Reactor In Petten
Source: NucNetConstruction has officially begun of the Netherlands’ new Pallas research reactor, which will replace the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, developer NRG Pallas said. In…
Oklo Breaks Ground at INL for First Aurora Powerhouse SMR
Source: Neutron BytesOklo Breaks Ground at INL for First Aurora Powerhouse SMR Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), an advanced nuclear technology company, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at Idaho…
Nano Announces Plans To Sell Odin Microreactor Design To UK’s Cambridge Atom Works
Source: NucNetUS-based nuclear reactor technology company Nano Nuclear Energy has signed a letter of intent to sell its Odin low-pressure coolant microreactor design to UK company Cambridge…
France’s Naarea Develops Key Step In Advancing Molten Salt Reactor Technology
Source: NucNetParis-based nuclear startup Naarea has announced the development of a method for synthesising key salts as a step in advancing molten salt reactor technology. The company…
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $863 Million Series B2 Round
Source: Neutron BytesCommonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $863 Million Series B2 Round This round of capital is the largest raised among deep tech and energy companies since CFS’ $1.8…
Kairos And BWXT To Collaborate On Commercial Production Of Triso Nuclear Fuel
Source: NucNetUS companies Kairos Power and BWX Technologies (BWXT) have reached an agreement to explore technical and process opportunities for the optimisation of commercial production of Triso…
X-energy Signs Agreement To Advance Xenith Microreactor Development For Military
Source: NucNetUS-based reactor and fuel developer X-energy has signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) defence innovation unit and the US Department of the…
Sweden’s Blykalla Signs Long-Term Partnership To Speed Up Development Of Advanced Reactors
Source: NucNetSwedish advanced reactor developer Blykalla and the state-owned body Research Institutes of Sweden (Rise) have signed a memorandum of understanding for a long-term partnership to accelerate…
New System At Canada’s Bruce Nuclear Station Will Help Ensure Supply Of Lu-177
Source: NucNetA new isotope production system in Unit 6 of the Bruce nuclear power station in Ontario province, Canada, will increase production capacity of the cancer-fighting medical…
Nuclear Waste Could Provide Fuel For Fusion Energy, Says Los Alamos Physicist
Source: NucNetResearchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US state of New Mexico have unveiled simulations showing how radioactive nuclear waste could be repurposed to generate…