General Atomics completes ITER magnet; DOE announces funding to advance fusion leadership; study shows Super-X design results for handling hot exhaust

September 17, 2025

Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below.

1. General Atomics marks completion of ITER’s superconducting fusion magnet

https://www.ans.org/news/2025-09-04/article-7345/general-atomics-marks-completion-of-iters-superconducting-fusion-magnet/

2. Energy Department Announces $134 Million to Advance U.S. Fusion Leadership

https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/doe-invests-134-million-to-advance-u-s-leadership-in-fusion-energy-innovation/198167/ 

3. Durham scientists advance ITER reactor with landmark superconductor study

https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/durham-scientists-advance-iter-reactor-with-superconductor-study/61668/

4. Super-X' design shows major advantages in handling hot exhaust of fusion energy

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-super-major-advantages-hot-exhaust.html

5. Livermore Approves Billion-Dollar Nuclear Fusion Research Facility Proposal

https://patch.com/california/livermore/livermore-approves-billion-dollar-nuclear-fusion-research-facility-proposal#

Bonus:

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/10/how-to-build-table-top-fusion-reactors

https://global.kyocera.com/newsroom/news/2025/001124.html

Watch the episode on the FIA's YouTube channel:

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