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As Nuclear News has done since 2022, we have compiled a review of the nuclear news that filled headlines and sparked conversations in the year just completed. Departing from the chronological format of years past, we open with the most impactful news of 2025: a survey of actions and orders of the Trump administration that are reshaping nuclear research, development, deployment, and commercialization. We then highlight some of the top news in nuclear restarts, new reactor testing programs, the fuel supply chain and broader fuel cycle, and more.
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Paper
Increasing Technology Readiness of Systems in the Fuel Cycle Through R&D and SPARC Design
H.K. Mutha (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), P. Byrne (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), C. Chrobak (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), E. Dombrowski (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), J. Carmichael (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), A. Hollingsworth (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), M. Fillion (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), A.Q. Kuang (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), S. Knipe (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), S.R. Mahmud (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), B. Post (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), K. Ryan (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R. Sweeney (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R. Shah (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), C.R. Shmayda (Torion Plasma Corp.), W.T. Shmayda (Tritium Solutions), C. Tesluk (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), F. Ravelli (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
26th Technology of Fusion Energy Meeting (TOFE 2024)
FED|Tritium Extraction
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|10:15AM–12:05PM CDT
Organization Participant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Sponsor Profile|Exhibitor Profile
High Heat Flux Testing and Modeling of SPARC Plasma-Facing Components
Michael Lagieski (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Pele Collins (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Bernd Böswirth (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics), Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), H. Greuner (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics), Katja Hunger (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics), Adam Kuang (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Tom Looby (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Clint Luna (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Johann Riesch (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics), Aaron Rosenthal (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Dina Yuryev (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Materials in High Heat Flux Environments
The SPARC Plant Control Architecture: Leveraging Modern Industrial Automation Technology to Commercialize Fusion
Max Kleiman-Lynch (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Dominic Francia (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Anders Oberg (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Will Davis (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Deployment and Operations of Fusion Energy Systems
Monday, July 22, 2024|10:00–11:50AM CDT
Sensitivity Study of Nuclear and Photoatomic Data Libraries on Dose and Heating in Fusion Neutronics Experimental Benchmarks
Jonathan Neal (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Avery Grieve (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Posters
Monday, July 22, 2024|5:00–7:00PM CDT
The Materials Development Roadmap for the ARC Fusion Power Plant
Cody A. Dennett (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Brandon Sorbom (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Irradiation Effects and Material Development
Monday, July 22, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT
Molten Salt Activation Considerations in D-T Fusion Tokamak Design
Austin Carter (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Caroline Sorensen Barthel (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Nuclear Analysis of Blanket Components
Development of Tungsten Recrystallization Budget for Management of SPARC Plasma-Facing Component Lifetime
D.V. Yuryev (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), T. Looby (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), L.M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), P. Ermoshkina (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), O. Madrigal (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Use of Deterministic Methods to Evaluate Detector Response Behind Deep Shield Penetrations
Erin Dubas (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software), Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Russell Gocht (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Prasoon Raj (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ian Holmes (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Optimization of SPARC Vacuum Spectroscopy Shielding Design Using Cottonwood Adjoints
Ian R. Miner (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Inwoo Song (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Uncertainty and Optimization Methods
Radiation Effects in Vanadium Alloys for Commercial Fusion Power Plant Design Applications: What Data is Missing to Enable Expeditious Deployment?
Alicia M. Elliott (MIT), Maxwell Rae (MIT), Angus Wylie (MIT), Lauren Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Michael P. Short (MIT)
Development of an Electrical Insulation Strategy for the Runaway Electron Mitigation Coil (REMC) in SPARC
J. Boguski (MIT), R. Sweeney (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R.S. Granetz (MIT), E. Mayoras (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), J. Perella (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), V. Riccardo (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R.A. Tinguely (MIT)
FED|Magnetic Fusion Technology
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT
Verification of Design Support Neutronics Workflow
Amanda Johnson (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Henry Boyd (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Neutronics Analysis Tools and Data
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|10:00–11:50AM CDT
Leveraging Adjoint and Forward Neutron Transport Solutions and Information to Identify Source Regions with High Importance
Joshua Jones (MPR Assoc.), Russell Gocht (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Katie Saltzgiver (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
FED|Modeling Approaches for Fusion Nuclear Analysis
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT
Local Uncertainty and Unstructured Mesh Element Volume in MCNP
John Tortorello (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Andrea A. Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Assessment of Shutdown Dose Rates from SPARC Diagnostic Ports during Maintenance and Casking Activities
Ian R. Miner (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Allison Sawyer (MPR Assoc.), Megan Wart (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Accelerating Ion Irradiation Sample Throughput via Lateral Gas Implantation Gradients
Charles A. Hirst (Univ. Michigan), Aäron G. Penders (Univ. Michigan), Alexander Flick (Univ. Michigan), Fabian U. Naab (Univ. Michigan), Logan N. Clowers (Univ. Michigan), Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Cody A. Dennett (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Michael P. Short (MIT), Gary S. Was (Univ. Michigan)
FED|Irradiation Facilities and Testing
Session
Fusion Research Facilities: Materials
Technical Session
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Brian Grierson (General Atomics)
FED
Modeling Approaches for Fusion Nuclear Analysis
Iole Palermo (Ciemat), Michael J. Loughlin, Andrea Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Divertors and Edge Physics
Jan W. Coenen, Paul W. Humrickhouse, Dina Yuryev (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Irradiation Effects and Material Development
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Charles Hirst (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Irradiation Facilities and Testing
Charles Hirst, Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Material Compatibility and Surface Modification
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT
Fueling
Jan W. Coenen (FZK Julich), Thomas Fuerst (INL), Heena Mutha (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
In-situ Measurement of the Onset of Void Swelling in a Self-ion Irradiated 800H Model Alloy
Max Rae (MIT), Angus Wylie (MIT), Alicia M. Elliott (MIT), Lauren Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Michael P. Short (MIT)
Tritium Extraction
Jan W. Coenen, Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Paul W. Humrickhouse
