Net zero fusion project could trigger nuclear disaster

The official verdict warns a nuclear incident at the STEP fusion project in Nottinghamshire could lead to “contamination of ...
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How the U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge

China and the U.S. are in a race to create the first grid-scale nuclear fusion energy. After decades of U.S. leadership, China is catching up by spending twice as much and building projects at record ...
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Zap Energy becomes the first fusion company to add traditional nuclear fission to its business — a move that stunned the industry

Zap Energy, the Seattle-area startup that has spent nearly a decade chasing fusion power through an unconventional plasma technique, announced in June 2026 that it is adding traditional nuclear ...
THE WEEK

Cautious optimism surrounds plans for the world's first nuclear fusion power plant

While nuclear power plants have become ubiquitous, they all operate using nuclear fission — but one energy startup has plans to change this. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a spinoff branch of the ...
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China Plans Ambitious Nuclear Fusion Target For 2030

A multibillion-dollar project is set to be constructed in China, the country's latest move in a push for nuclear energy. Reading time 2 minutes China has set its sights on a new fusion-fission power ...
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Germany’s Focused Energy raised $240 million to build a laser fusion plant on the grounds of the shuttered Biblis nuclear station

Focused Energy, a German-American fusion startup, announced it has raised $240 million in Series A financing to build a laser ...
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Focused Energy Raises $240M to Advance Fusion Power

Focused Energy raises $240M to speed up fusion energy development and scale laser-driven clean power technology.