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fusion

The fuel supply quandary of fusion power reactors

By Daniel Jassby | Nuclear Energy

implosion at National Ignition Facility lab test

The entanglement of fusion energy research and bombs

By Arjun Makhijani | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

interior of fusion experiment at MIT

Ferreting out the truth about fusion: Interview with Bob Rosner

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

sun in extreme closeup

Introduction—Fusion, forever the energy of tomorrow?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Nuclear Energy

roulette wheel

“Fusion is not a typical bet”: Interview with Silicon Valley investor Mark Coopersmith

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

After ITER: What China and others are doing in fusion. Interview with MIT’s Dennis Whyte

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

Fusion: The Uncertain Certainty

By Richard F. Post | Nuclear Energy

National Ignition Facility operators inspect a final optics assembly during a routine maintenance period in August.

The Energy Department’s fusion breakthrough: It’s not really about generating electricity

By John Mecklin | Fusion Energy, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

we'll die of climate change sign

The nine best climate stories of the year

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

magnet being lowered into place at ITER

Fusion’s role in fighting climate change

By Robert J. Goldston, Jacob A. Schwartz | Climate Change, Fusion Energy, Special Topics

artist's illustration of a fusion power plant

National Academies calls for a fusion pilot plant

By Robert J. Goldston | Climate Change, Fusion Energy, Nuclear Energy

ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor—book review by plasma physicist who heads Large Hadron Collider

By Lucio Rossi | Climate Change, Fusion Energy, Nuclear Energy