Top-Out of the Experimental Hall of Startorus Fusion's NTST Fusion Device and Delivery of the Dewar

Recently, Startorus Fusion's self-developed native negative triangularity spherical tokamak (NTST) device has achieved two breakthrough milestones: the main structure of the device's experimental hall at the experimental base in Xuxing Town, Jiading District, Shanghai, has been successfully topped out, and the device's core component—the Dewar—has completed manufacturing and factory acceptance and been officially delivered. It is reported that the Dewar, as the outermost core structure of the fusion device's main machine, can provide a high-vacuum insulation environment and a precise installation reference for the entire system, and is a key facility for ensuring the stable operation of magnet coils at cryogenic temperatures. The Dewar was independently designed overall by Startorus Fusion and jointly manufactured with Wuxi Huali Fusion Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. Its structure and interfaces...

2026-10-31

"Lingshu" Plasma Control System Reaches Internationally Leading Level

Recently, the First Fusion Energy Control Conference and the Fifth Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Magnetic Confinement Fusion Control opened in Hefei, Anhui Province, where the latest progress of China's self-developed Lingshu plasma control system was officially released. It is understood that the Lingshu system has integrated more than 40 control algorithms, achieved a system reliability of 99.7%, and features a minimum control cycle of only 50 microseconds (equivalent to one twenty-thousandth of a second), along with continuous stable operation capability exceeding 50 hours. Multiple key performance indicators have reached internationally leading levels. Xiao Bingjia, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twin Center at the Energy Research Institute of the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center...

2026-10-29

China's Largest Fusion Power Supply System Simulation Platform Begins Trial Operation

Recently, China's largest hardware-in-the-loop simulation platform for power supply systems in the fusion field has officially entered trial operation and passed final acceptance, with its comprehensive performance reaching the leading level among comparable international platforms. This marks that China has established a complete technology chain from algorithm research and development for fusion power supply systems, hardware-in-the-loop simulation verification, to the implementation of complete equipment sets. It is reported that the platform was developed by China Fusion Energy Co., Ltd. under CNNC, relying on a fully independent real-time simulation architecture. Under operating conditions where the number of model switches exceeds 10,000, the core solving step can reach as high as 0.8 microseconds. The performance parameters of the full-chain software and hardware all meet the preset design indicators at high standards, and core technologies are fully independently controlled. The platform's commissioning...

2026-10-28

Israel Releases Report Calling for Immediate Launch of Nuclear Fusion Industry Layout

Recently, Israel's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure officially released a strategic report, calling on the government to take immediate action to fully promote the development of the national nuclear fusion energy industry through the introduction of a public-private collaborative investment mechanism. It is reported that the report proposes three potential development roadmaps aimed at positioning Israel as a key player in the global nuclear fusion industry chain. The Israeli government plans to fully leverage the country's existing advantages in laser technology, radio frequency systems, advanced materials, and robotics to support technological breakthroughs and equipment development in controlled nuclear fusion. The report also acknowledges that Israel in...

2026-10-28

Liangjing Technology Completes Hundreds of Millions of Yuan in Financing to Advance High-Temperature Superconducting Tapes

Recently, Shanghai Liangjing Wanwei Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as Liangjing Technology), a Chinese high-temperature superconducting materials industrialization enterprise, announced the consecutive completion of angel round, angel+ round, and Pre-A round financing totaling hundreds of millions of yuan. This round of financing was jointly led by Shenzhen Capital Group and China Reform Fund, with participation from China Nuclear Fund, CRRC Transformation and Upgrading Fund, Zijin Mining, and several other industrial and state-owned funds. The funds will be used for capacity expansion, research platform construction, and full-chain self-development of core equipment. It is reported that Liangjing Technology was established in May 2025, with core technology originating from the team of Professor Li Yijie at the School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The company adopts an independent pulsed laser deposition (PLD) route, having achieved breakthroughs in superconducting target self-manufacturing...

2026-10-26

World's Largest Stellarator W7-X Launches New Experimental Campaign to Pursue Long Pulses

Recently, Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), the world's largest and most complex stellarator fusion device operated by the Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Germany, has officially launched its latest OP2.4 experimental campaign. This three-month experiment has attracted over one hundred top scientists from approximately 20 laboratories across Europe and around the world, jointly advancing stellarator technology toward longer pulses and higher performance. It is understood that the OP2.4 experiment will focus on three key research areas: high-performance plasmas, fast ions and turbulent transport, and long-pulse operation. Sci...

2026-10-26

Hefei Energy Research Institute Achieves Progress in Research on Compatibility Between Fusion Materials and Liquid Metals, Providing a Basis for Cladding and First Wall Material Selection

The research team at the Neutron Technology Application Research Center of the Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, has recently made important progress in research on material compatibility and performance evolution mechanisms under liquid metal environments in nuclear fusion reactors. The team conducted in-depth research on the long-term corrosion characteristics of austenitic heat-resistant stainless steel and iron-nickel-based heat-resistant alloys in high-temperature static liquid lead-lithium, as well as the contact damage mechanisms between tungsten fiber-reinforced tungsten matrix composites and liquid lithium. The related results were not only published in top academic journals in the field of nuclear materials, but also presented at the 9th International Symposium on Liquid Metal Applications in Fusion. Liquid lithium and lead-lithium eutectic alloys, due to their...

2026-10-25

Pulsed Fusion Technology Race Drives U.S. High-Voltage Semiconductor R&D; Helion Secures $225 Million to Build Domestic Supply Chain

U.S. commercial fusion developer Helion Energy has recently reached a preliminary funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive up to $175 million in federal funding support under the framework of the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act). Combined with $50 million in matching funds from private investors, the total joint investment of $225 million will be dedicated to establishing dedicated manufacturing bases and production lines in the United States, with a full-scale push to develop high-voltage, high-power pulsed semiconductor power devices and integrated modules required for commercial fusion reactor operation. Helion's technology pathway is fundamentally based on high-power pulsed power systems, a physical approach...

2026-10-24

Hanhai Fusion Energy Receives Project Approval Support from the Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology Key R&D Program

The project "Development and Application Demonstration of Megawatt-Level Microsecond Pulsed Energy Output and Recovery Energy Storage System for Transient Operating Conditions of Fusion Devices," organized and applied for by Chengdu Hanhai Fusion Energy Technology Co., Ltd., has recently been officially approved for establishment following rigorous review by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and has been included in the Sichuan Provincial Key R&D Program with dedicated research funding support. This is the first time that a Sichuan provincial-level key R&D program has supported controlled nuclear fusion commercialization technology exploration in the form of a dedicated project, with the project focus precisely targeting the development of pulsed energy output and electromagnetic direct recovery energy storage systems unique to the field-reversed configuration (FRC) technical route. As global controlled nuclear fusion gradually transitions from the fundamental physics question of "whether ignition can be achieved" to...

2026-10-23

Chasing the "Artificial Sun": Aerospace Xinli Fusion Key Component Project Approved as a Major Special Project of Guizhou Province

Recently, the project "Research on Key Components, Materials and Forming Processing Technology for Controlled Nuclear Fusion Devices," declared by Guizhou Aerospace Xinli Technology Co., Ltd., has been successfully approved as a 2026 Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Major Special Project, marking a key step for the enterprise in deeply participating in the national future energy strategy and the localization of fusion equipment. The approved Science and Technology Major Special Project will take key components of the blanket system as its entry point, focusing on tackling materials and forming processes under extreme environments. The project advances simultaneously along three main lines: first, breaking through the development technology of special materials and components for the first wall that directly faces the plasma; second, overcoming the forming and processing challenges of core equipment such as blanket shielding blocks; third, establishing...

2026-10-22

Zhejiang Ziming Cryogenics Secures Investment from Two Major Central Energy SOEs to Scale Up Fusion Cryogenic Systems

Recently, Zhejiang Ziming Cryogenics Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of a new round of financing. This round brought together multiple institutions including the CNNC Science and Technology Innovation Fund under China National Nuclear Corporation and the Oriental Zhongying High-end Energy Equipment Fund managed by Dongfang Electric Group in partnership with Bank of China Asset Management, marking the capital market's strong recognition of the company's breakthroughs in bottleneck cryogenic technologies and engineering applications. Founded in 2022, Ziming Cryogenics has long been dedicated to the research and development of ultra-low temperature technologies and core equipment, specializing in complete cryogenic system solutions, high-capacity Stirling cryocoolers, ultra-low temperature precision control valves, and cryogenic pumps and fans. Currently, its kilowatt-class Stirling cryocoolers, covering...

2026-10-21

Princeton team launches Borealis Fusion, focusing on the magnetic mirror pB11 pathway

Recently, Borealis Fusion, a startup co-founded with the participation of the research team at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in the United States, announced its establishment. The company has chosen the magnetic mirror pathway, focusing on proton-boron-11 (pB11) neutron-free nuclear fusion technology, aiming to provide cost-competitive clean electricity. It is understood that Borealis Fusion was jointly founded by five doctoral scholars with backgrounds in physics and engineering from Princeton University: Damien Scott, Ian Ochs, Elijah Kolmes, Tal Rubin, and Alex Glasser. Its core technology originates from the pB11 frontier research led by Princeton University professor Nat Fisch, and the technology...

2026-10-20

MIT Startup Develops "Desktop" Dual-Laser Fusion Device, Targeting Tritium Fuel Gap

Recently, Cambridge Heavy Industries, a startup based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) laboratory in the United States, has emerged from stealth, publicly disclosing for the first time its previously confidential micro "desktop" inertial confinement fusion (ICF) technology scheme. It is understood that, unlike the National Ignition Facility (NIF), which employs a massive third-generation spatial array of 192 laser beams, Cambridge Heavy Industries has developed a unique two-dimensional dual-laser ignition device. The first laser irradiates the fuel pellet in a concentric ring pattern to generate an inwardly propagating shock wave, while the second laser precisely irradiates the shock wave...

2026-10-19

French Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority Approves Exemption of ITER Vacuum Vessel from Fission Pressurized Equipment Regulation

The French Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority (ASNR) has formally issued a regulatory ruling, approving the application by the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization to exclude the Vacuum Vessel, a core component of the ITER tokamak device, from the scope of regulation under the French and European Nuclear Pressure Equipment Directive (ESPN). This breakthrough ruling marks the beginning of key fusion reactor components breaking free from the regulatory framework derived from traditional fission reactors. Prior to this decision, the ITER Vacuum Vessel had long been classified as nuclear pressure equipment. This classification originated from the management practices of traditional light-water fission reactors, whose underlying logic presumes internal pressure as the primary engineering load on the structure. However...

2026-10-11

Russia Completes Qualification Tests of ITER First Wall Tungsten Lining, Advancing Development of Key Components for International Thermonuclear Fusion

The Efremov Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (NIIEFA), a subsidiary of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, recently successfully completed the qualification testing phase of tungsten materials for the first wall lining of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). This testing aimed to verify the feasibility of the selected technical solution. The expert team completed vacuum rapid brazing of the tungsten lining, robotic ultrasonic inspection, and rigorous thermal cycling tests, laying a solid foundation for subsequent mass production of key components. As the physical boundary between the scorching plasma and the main reactor equipment in a tokamak device, the first wall lining must protect the equipment from high-energy particle bombardment while...

2026-10-10

Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Developing New Quality Productive Forces

Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Developing New Quality Productive Forces. Developing new quality productive forces is an intrinsic requirement and an important focus for promoting high-quality development. To accelerate the development of new quality productive forces, the following opinions are hereby put forward. I. General Requirements. We must adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as our guide, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and all its plenary sessions, earnestly implement the arrangements of the Fourth Plenary Session, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, uphold innovation as the lead, reform as the key, adaptation to local conditions, and establishing the new before abolishing the old, uphold high technology, high efficiency and high quality, and properly handle the relationships between the government and the market, between qualitative state and business forms, between reform and development, and between self-reliance and opening up,...

2026-10-10

ITER Tokamak Plasma Instability Simulation Tool JOREK Released as Open Source

JOREK, a key simulation software used for simulating large-scale plasma instabilities in nuclear fusion devices, was officially released as open source on October 8, 2026, and its code has been hosted under the official GitHub account of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization. This move aims to promote global nuclear fusion research toward a more open and innovative ecosystem, greatly lowering the threshold for researchers in various countries to obtain, use, and further develop this core algorithm code. Nina Schwarz, a researcher at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), pointed out that this open license allows researchers worldwide to contribute code to JOREK and publicly improve the algorithm. A clear open-source license...

2026-10-10

Final Design Review Completed for ITER Neutron Flux Monitor System #7

Recently, the Final Design Review (FDR-2) for the ITER Neutron Flux Monitor System #7 (NFM#7), led by the Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP), was successfully held, and the system design scheme was fully affirmed by the review expert panel. The successful passage of this review marks an important milestone achievement in China's development of key ITER diagnostic systems, laying a solid foundation for subsequent system manufacturing and overall delivery. At the review meeting, the project team comprehensively reported the overall and component-level design schemes of the NFM#7 system, and responded item by item to the inquiries raised by ITER international review experts. The expert panel unanimously agreed that the final design of the NFM#7 system...

2026-10-09

Startorus Fusion Completes 20 K Cryogenic Rapid Discharge Test of Central Solenoid Model Magnet (CSMC) for Spherical Tokamak Device

Startorus Fusion (HTS) recently announced that its independently developed central solenoid (CS) model magnet for a spherical tokamak device (tokamak) successfully completed a 6350 A cryogenic current-carrying and rapid discharge test under harsh cryogenic conditions. Test results showed that the magnet achieved a maximum magnetic field of 10 T and a magnetic field change rate of up to 63 T/s, setting a new record for the magnetic field change rate of known fusion superconducting magnets. This test was conducted at 20 K (-253 °C). The magnet not only successfully reached a maximum magnetic field strength of 10 T, with a central magnetic field of 7.6 T, but also smoothly completed the rapid discharge test required for tokamak ohmic discharge. As a...

2026-10-09

Germany Launches Fusion Milestone Program: Plans to Invest €2.5 Billion to Support Fusion Companies Toward Commercialization

On October 7, 2026, the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), officially launched the Fusion Milestone Program. The program is an important component of Germany's High-Tech Agenda (HTAD), aiming to promote fusion startups and young companies from technology R&D toward demonstration power plant construction through funding support linked to technological progress and commercialization outcomes, further shortening the distance from laboratory research to commercial application of nuclear fusion. According to the program arrangements, the German government will provide funding support through the Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (SVIK), with plans to invest...

2026-10-09

Laser Fusion Startup Xcimer Receives Up to $30.5 Million in Milestone-Based Funding from U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. excimer laser inertial confinement fusion company Xcimer Energy recently announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $30.5 million in funding support through the DOE's Milestone-based Fusion Development Program. The funds will be disbursed in installments based on the progress achieved toward predetermined R&D milestones. Previously, in June 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy formally approved the preliminary conceptual design and technology development roadmap milestones for Xcimer's fusion power plant architecture, Athena. The Athena architecture is specifically designed for continuous operation, industrial-scale capacity, and a self-sustaining fuel cycle...

2026-10-08