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High-Temperature neutron flux detectors for Generation IV reactors and SMRs
Another calendar year has passed. Before heading too far into 2025, let’s look back at what happened in 2024 in the nuclear community. In today's post, compiled from Nuclear News and Nuclear Newswire are what we feel are the top nuclear news stories from July through September 2024.
Stay tuned for the top stories from the rest of the past year.
Nuclear legislation progresses in the Midwest
In the past week, two pieces of nuclear legislation moved forward in two Midwestern states.In Wisconsin, a bill to create new tax credits for new power plants passed through the state Assembly...
Supplier Showcase focus: Digital tools for power uprates
The American Nuclear Society is hosting a new Supplier Showcase webinar, “Digital Tools for Power Uprates: Using DVR and PEPSE to Enhance MUR and Performance Studies,” on January 27 from...
Canada’s General Fusion to become publicly traded company
General Fusion has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (SVAC) that would make General Fusion the first publicly traded pure-play...
The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states...
CFS working with NVIDIA, Siemens on SPARC digital twin
Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a fusion firm headquartered in Devens, Mass., is collaborating with California-based computing infrastructure company NVIDIA and Germany-based technology...
Trump Media to merge with fusion startup TAE Technologies in $6B deal
Trump Media & Technology Group, the American media and technology company majority owned by President Trump, and California-based fusion company TAE Technologies, announced on Thursday the...
Thea Energy releases preconceptual plans for Helios fusion power plant
Fusion technology company Thea Energy announced this week that it has completed the preconceptual design of its fusion power plant, called Helios. According to the company, Helios is “the...
Fusion office bill introduced in line with DOE reorganization plan
Sens. Alex Padilla (D., Calif.) and John Cornyn (R., Texas) have introduced bipartisan legislation to formally establish the Office of Fusion at the Department of Energy. This move seeks to...
Report: Funding growth for private fusion companies
A new report from the F4E Fusion Observatory highlights the robust growth of investments in private companies that are developing fusion energy technologies. The report, Global Investment in...
Start-up company looks to develop fusion-powered ships
Fusion energy for commercial use is a technology that is yet to be realized, but one company is already setting its sights on taking it from land to sea....
