Proxima Fusion, a two-year-old German nuclear fusion startup, ... German startup wins accolade for its fusion reactor design. Mike Butcher. 6:52 PM PST · February 25, 2025.

A hybrid of two popular nuclear fusion reactor designs could lead to more efficient power plants.. Magnetic confinement fusion reactors use magnetic fields to squeeze a cloud of charged ions ...

Currently, the designing and licensing processes for modern nuclear reactors take a long time. Licensing a new nuclear reactor design in the United States can take around 20 years and cost about ...

The science news ecosystem repeats unfounded claims about nuclear fusion. OpenStar’s reactor has an unusual design, but it’s just as unproven as all the others. Their reactor has a central ...

The preliminary design of Russia's proposed TRT tokamak nuclear fusion reactor has been completed by JSC NIIEFA. (Image: Rosatom) The project, being carried out by specialists at JSC NIIEFA for ...

If we want to rely on nuclear fusion to power the world's homes, the first step is making reactors that can run as hot and as long as possible.. Now, China's 'artificial sun' reactor ...

The race to commercial nuclear fusion is heating up after German startup Proxima Fusion announced that it's raised the equivalent of around $8.6 million to build awild-looking type of reactor ...

Alloys used in nuclear reactors are exposed to demanding conditions that typically deteriorate their structural integrity. In the current fission-based reactors, upcoming Generation-4 reactors ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. The WEST reactor, in southern France, is at the ...

The world's largest nuclear fusion reactor is the product of collaboration between 35 countries — including every state in the European Union, Russia, China, India and the U.S. — ITER contains ...

NuScale Power Corp., the only company with US approval for a small nuclear reactor, has now won regulatory support for a second design that may go into service by the end of the decade.