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: Fusion, explained: three ways to bottle a star — NNN's reference piece on this topic.
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.
Fusion, explained: three ways to bottle a star
Tokamaks, stellarators and laser-driven inertial confinement are three routes to the same prize: net energy from fusing light atoms. Here is how they differ.
