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• [New] Massachusetts Institute of Technology startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised $1 billion in funding as it tries to commercialize nuclear fusion, with plans to build a Virginia plant to supply Google, which they hope will be operational by 2030. Augusta Free Press
• [New] Google even hopes that a quantum computer could help to design the holy grail of clean technology - a working nuclear fusion reactor. NPR
• [New] Tech companies rake in $7.1 billion on quest to harness nuclear fusion as major energy source from NBC Bay Area noted new investments, an increase in the fusion workforce, and how the benefits of fusion could potentially impact millions of people facing energy crises around the world. Fusion Industry Association
• [New] A pioneering British nuclear fusion company has raised almost £100m and suggested it could have a pilot plant running within a decade, bringing hopes of a near-limitless source of clean electricity closer. The Telegraph
• [New] Earlier this morning, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Organization announced what has long been known: The largest tokamak in the world will be delayed further, prolonging the awaited nuclear fusion machine's operations by at least a decade. Gizmodo
• [New] ITER, a €20 billion nuclear fusion reactor under construction in France, will now not switch on until 2035 - a delay of 10 years. New Scientist
• Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US state of New Mexico have unveiled simulations showing how radioactive nuclear waste could be repurposed to generate tritium, the rare hydrogen isotope that fuels nuclear fusion. The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
• The SPARC nuclear fusion reactor, a US project involving MIT, is currently in development in Devens, Massachusetts and scheduled to start operations in 2026. Daily Mail
• The German government has set out a high tech agenda explaining how it intends to build a nuclear fusion reactor as part of efforts to become climate neutral by 2045. The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
• Researchers have become increasingly confident that nuclear fusion will one day provide limitless, safe, and climate-friendly energy, which is why countries such as Germany, the US, China, Japan, and the UK, as well as the European Union, are investing billions of euros in developing it. Clean Energy Wire
• UK and Japan to sign nuclear fusion collaboration deal On Thursday, the UK and Japan are expected to sign a collaboration agreement on the development of nuclear fusion. Electronics Weekly
• If Taiwan can integrate fusion-related courses, strengthen international technical cooperation, and cultivate interdisciplinary talent with backgrounds in engineering, physics, and materials science, it could become a key hub for nuclear fusion development in the Asia-Pacific region. Omni
• Nuclear fusion technology promises abundant clean energy with no planet-warming gases or risk of highly radioactive waste. Interesting Engineering
• The quantum milestone has the potential to revolutionize industries and enable breakthroughs in battery design, drug discovery, nuclear fusion and more. Nucamp Vibe Coding Bootcamp
• While China's advances in nuclear fusion present challenges, they offer opportunities for international collaboration. Energy Reporters
• China's strides in nuclear fusion could potentially alter global power dynamics. Energy Reporters
• Central to China's lunar strategy is the extraction of helium-3, a rare isotope with the potential to revolutionize nuclear fusion technology. Sustainability Times
• The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration will strongly support research on fourth-generation nuclear technology, small modular reactors, and nuclear fusion. / China NenPower
• AI can hasten development of nuclear fusion as a practical energy source, which could in turn accelerate answers to the question of how to power AI. The Register

Last updated: 14 September 2025