Nuclear fusion progress builds on lessons from fission, with ORNL expert Loughlin leveraging his experience to improve fusion system designs.

Uranium is one of the main elements used in the current reactors, with a hazardous radioactive by-product which will remain, ...

The breakthrough scientific moment for fusion power—and the potential for nearly limitless electricity from a so-called star in a jar—came at the end of 2022 when scientists at Lawrence Livermore ...

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants. The ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more ...

Startups are still racing to build the world's first commercial fusion power plant on land, but Maritime Fusion thinks the ...

China’s unwavering commitment to nuclear fusion energy has propelled it to the forefront of this revolutionary scientific ...

A fusion energy company backed by Google and Chevron is establishing a joint venture with the UK government’s nuclear agency ...

Artificial intelligence has sent demand for electricity skyrocketing in the U.S. after years of virtually zero growth. That has sent Big Tech companies scrambling to secure generating capacity for ...

Re “Should California financially contribute to the nuclear fusion industry?” ( Nov. 7 ): The correct answer is no. Instead, encourage nuclear fission power. The reason is that fission power exists.