Topic
Fusion
Fusion is moving from physics experiment to energy industry: billion-dollar private rounds, first-of-a-kind machines and a regulatory framework being written in parallel. NNN covers fusion milestones with the same sourcing standards as fission — dates, dollars and hardware.
Start here: Nuclear fusion, explained: three ways to bottle a star — NNN's reference piece on this topic.
Singapore's nuclear future: policy, money and the industry map
Singapore is studying nuclear power, not building a plant. A guide to its laws, IAEA review, SMRs, fusion investments, financing and industry players.
The 8 nuclear stories that mattered this week
Palisades loads fuel as the NRC flags restart lapses, Rosatom signs Kazakhstan's first EPC, Tennessee licenses fusion and US uranium output triples.
Japan picks Helical Fusion for JPY 60bn fusion demonstration
METI conditionally selected Helical Fusion and three others for a JPY 60 billion fusion program: stellarator demo targets, funding and the 2030s timeline.
Tennessee issues first state fusion license to Type One Energy
Tennessee issued the first fusion-specific state license in the US, clearing Type One Energy to break ground on its stellarator campus at Bull Run.
CFS raises another $1 billion for commercial fusion path
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised another $1 billion in equity, lifting total capital to $4 billion as SPARC assembly nears completion.
DOE picks 278 Genesis Mission projects; nuclear takes largest award
The US Department of Energy selected 278 Genesis Mission projects backed by $5B, with the $60M INL-led Prometheus nuclear project the largest award.
Nuclear fusion, explained: three ways to bottle a star
Nuclear fusion combines light atoms and releases immense energy. How tokamaks, stellarators and laser-driven inertial confinement chase net power.
