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USA sets out roadmap for fusion commercialisation
The US Department of Energy has released its Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, a comprehensive national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialisation of fusion energy by the mid-2030s.
Monday, 20 October 2025
Brazil and China sign MoU on radioisotopes
Brazil's National Nuclear Energy Commission and China Isotope & Radiation Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding "to ensure the continuous and stable supply of radioisotopes used in areas vital to scientific and social development".
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 20 October 2025
World's largest toroidal field coil box delivered
A delivery ceremony has been held for the toroidal field magnet coil box - measuring 21 metres by 12 metres - at the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology in Hefei, China.
Fusion
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Friday, 17 October 2025
Argentine Proton Therapy Centre gets start-up licence
Argentina's Nuclear Regulatory Authority has granted the National Atomic Energy Commission a start-up licence for the Argentine Proton Therapy Centre.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 16 October 2025
Advanced fuel material samples ready for irradiation testing
Capsules containing Lightbridge Fuel material samples of enriched uranium‑zirconium alloy have been loaded into an experimental assembly ready for irradiation testing, Lightbridge Corporation has announced.
Uranium & Fuel
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Friday, 10 October 2025
Microreactor to be tested in Space Ocean satellite
Space Ocean Corporation, a leader in orbital logistics and in-space resource delivery, has entered into a Letter of Intent with Space Nuclear Power Corporation, a pioneer in advanced space nuclear power systems, to explore integrating space nuclear reactor technology into future deep-space missions.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 9 October 2025
IAEA completes modernisation of its laboratories
The International Atomic Energy Agency has inaugurated the new Curie-Meitner Nuclear Applications Centre at its laboratory site in Seibersdorf, near Vienna, Austria, marking the successful completion of the Renual2 laboratory modernisation project.
Corporate
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Thursday, 9 October 2025
Ultrasonic monitoring system tested for BN-800 reactor core
Preliminary testing has taken place of an ultrasound system which is designed to provide an additional picture of the BN-800 fast neutron reactor core at Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 6 October 2025
First JET tiles removed, studied for impact of high-powered plasmas
Remote handling technologies have been used to remove 66 sample tiles and other components from the Joint European Torus. They are now being studied to help inform the future decommissioning plan of the record-setting fusion facility.
Fusion
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Friday, 3 October 2025
Germany boosts funding for fusion research
The German cabinet has approved the federal government's action plan aimed at accelerating commercial fusion deployment in Germany. By 2029, more than EUR2 billion (USD2.3 billion) will be invested in fusion research, as well as the development of new research infrastructures and pilot projects.
Fusion
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Thursday, 2 October 2025
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