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What’s fueling the commercial fusion hype?

By Victor Gilinsky | 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

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