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Conference Spotlight
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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China launches fusion-focused company
China has established a state-owned fusion energy company, China Fusion Energy Co. (CFEC), as a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Corporation with the goal of accelerating the commercialization of fusion energy. According to a report by People’s Daily Online, the new company has a registered capital of 15 billion yuan (about $2.1 billion).
Since 2002, the Ferguson Grant program has provided over $85,000 to help support various K-12 initiatives. Here are just a few stories from recipients in the past couple of years:
2022 Recipients
$1000 - STEM outreach program at the Santa Fe Indian School
$4,800 - K-12 Nuclear School Visitation Program and the Puerto Rico Nuclear History Awareness Program
$2,200 - From the Atom to the Outlet Project
2021 Recipeints
$5,000 STEM at the Museum
$1,696 Conversion of Nuclear Energy to Power Space Exploration Program
2019 Recipients
$1700 - Nuclear Merit Scout Badge workshop
$1,250 - Scout Workshops
$1,175 - Future Trek and Greening Your Future
2017 Recipeints
$1,455 - 10 Year Anniversary - Nuclear Scout Workshop
$5,000 TI-84+ calculators
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