March 05, 2025

Proxima Fusion publishes plans for fusion power plant, WEST machine beats world record, Fusion doctoral trainings to begin this fall in the UK

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Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. German Startup Publishes Open-Source Plans for Fusion Power Planthttps://www.wsj.com/articles/german-startup-publishes-open-source-plans-for-nuclear-fusion-power-plant-7b2b62412. Fusion: WEST Machine beats the world record for plasma durationhttps://phys.org/news/2025-02-nuclear-fusion-west-machine-world.html3. The quest for better fusion reactors is putting a new generation of superconductors to the test https://physicsworld.com/a/the-quest-for-better-fusion-reactors-is-putting-a-new-generation-of-superconductors-to-the-test/#:~:text=Feature-,The%20quest%20for%20better%20fusion%20reactors%20is%20putting%20a,of%20superconductors%20to%20the%20test&text=Fusion%20%E2%80%93%20the%20process%20that%20powers,unlimited%20amounts%20of%20clean%20energy.4. Doctoral training to develop the next generation of fusion energy expertshttps://ccfe.ukaea.uk/doctoral-training-to-develop-the-next-generation-of-fusion-energy-experts/Bonus: https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-holds-fourth-annual-policy-conference/https://x.com/TokamakEnergy/status/1892851016938508349 https://youtu.be/RhABLT7N1bs?si=a_tFFYy52CpqHyiK

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