Fusion News

FYI - Fusion News/Alerts 05 May 2026

The fusion issue

https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/national-security-science/the-fusion-issue 

Stability Clamps - Shouldering the load

https://www.iter.org/node/20687/shouldering-load 

[Latest ITER Newsline: https://www.iter.org/whatsnew/499]

Transatlantic fusion energy research just got easier

https://www.pppl.gov/news/2026/transatlantic-fusion-energy-research-just-got-easier 

USA completes final deliveries for ITER's central solenoid

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/usa-completes-final-deliveries-for-iters-central-solenoid 

Could fusion energy soon join the U.S. power grid?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fusion-energy-company-commonwealth-applies-to-join-a-u-s-power-grid-a-first/ 

Commonwealth becomes first fusion energy firm trying to connect to major US grid

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/commonwealth-becomes-first-fusion-energy-firm-trying-connect-major-us-grid-2026-04-28/ 

This company says nuclear fusion could finally power the grid — and soon

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/30/climate/nuclear-fusion-real-world-electricity-grid 

Grid connection requested for US fusion power plant

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/grid-connection-requested-for-us-fusion-power-plant 

Tokamak regime sustains stable fusion plasma for one minute while easing heat loads

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-tokamak-regime-sustains-stable-fusion.html 

Francesco Sette appointed Chair of F4E Governing Board

https://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/news/francesco-sette-appointed-chair-of-f4e-governing-board/ 

Fusion industry leaders call for EU long-term plan

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/fusion-industry-leaders-call-for-eu-long-term-plan 

Great Lakes Fusion Energy Summit to celebrate Midwest’s fusion energy leadership, economic potential

https://wedc.org/great-lakes-fusion-energy-summit-to-celebrate-midwests-fusion-energy-leadership-economic-potential/ 

IFMIF-DONES Hosts EPRI Delegation to Strengthen Dialogue on Fusion Energy Development

https://ifmif-dones.es/dones-updates/ifmif-dones-hosts-epri-delegation-to-strengthen-dialogue-on-fusion-energy-development/ 

This Bill Gates-Backed Fusion CEO Wants to Sell Nuclear Energy Like a Utility

https://observer.com/2026/05/bill-gates-backed-type-one-energy-ceo/ 

White House pushes lunar reactors

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/white-house-pushes-lunar-reactors/ 

Stellaria, CEA to consider experimental MSR at Cadarache

https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/stellaria-cea-to-consider-experimental-msr-at-cadarache 

US research reactor first to produce electricity

https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/us-research-reactor-first-to-produce-electricity 

This laser turns metal into a star-like plasma in trillionths of a second

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260501052854.htm 

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center hosts nuclear propulsion cold-flow tests

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-04-24/article-7863/nasas-marshall-space-flight-center-hosts-nuclear-propulsion-coldflow-tests/ 

Accelerating polarized Helium-3 ions

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126520 

Goyal receives industrial achievement award for superconducting technology

https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2026/05/goyal-superconductivity-award.html 

India Participates in the 10th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2256577&reg=3&lang=2 

Active commissioning for Kudankulam 3

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/active-commissioning-for-kudankulam-3/ 

Second Indian fuel cycle complex gets operating licence

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/second-indian-fuel-cycle-complex-gets-operating-licence 

Recent Peer-Reviewed Articles of Interest

Weldability of additive manufactured pipe features for fusion component replacement

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573325006163 

Divertor detachment and heat exhaust mitigation control in KSTAR with tungsten divertor

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6587/ae67a2 

Transversely pumped laser driven particle accelerator

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72697-x 

[Of Interest]

Newton’s law of gravity passes its biggest test ever

https://www.science.org/content/article/newton-s-law-gravity-passes-its-biggest-test-ever 

Lessons from Stuart Freedman: Six scientists share their stories

https://physicstoday.aip.org/opinion/lessons-from-stuart-freedman-six-scientists-share-their-stories 

An amateur just solved a 60-year-old math problem—by asking AI

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/amateur-armed-with-chatgpt-vibe-maths-a-60-year-old-problem/ 

A Scientist Says AI Could Develop True Consciousness Within 15 Years

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71140400/ai-consciousness/ 

Energy system science must look beyond net zero

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44359-026-00170-5 

Oppenheimer unfiltered: rare recordings released to the public

https://physicsworld.com/a/oppenheimer-unfiltered-rare-recordings-released-to-the-public/ 

The misinformation accelerator

https://www.science.org/content/article/misinformation-researchers-ai-scourge-and-powerful-new-tool 

What’s faster than light? Darkness

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-faster-than-light-darkness/