Global Scans · Fusion · Weekly Summary

• [New] Helium-3, if used as fuel in a nuclear fusion reactor, could become a significant lunar export for power generation around the world. The Pulse
• [New] Two years ago, Microsoft Inc. signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Helion Energy to buy electricity from the nuclear fusion startup beginning in 2028. oilprice.com
• Virginia could soon make history as the home of the world's first nuclear fusion power plant. Virginia Mercury
• The energy yield from nuclear fusion is incredibly high: according to the IAEA, fusion could generate four times more energy per unit of the weight of fuel than nuclear fission and nearly 4 million times more energy than oil or coal. The Diplomat
• THE UK Atomic Energy Authority has announced the development of a new industrial-sized facility that will support research into tritium processing, an essential fuel for nuclear fusion technology. no2nuclearpower
• Spurred on by major technological advances and huge private investment, the US nuclear fusion sector could be producing electricity within 10 years.
• A United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority working group has successfully demonstrated the industrial scale production of fusion-grade steel, an achievement which has the potential to reduce production costs by an order of magnitude and improve the efficiency of future nuclear fusion power plants. The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
• A memorandum of understanding has been signed by representatives from politics, business and science aimed at establishing a laser-based nuclear fusion power plant at the former Biblis nuclear power plant in the German state of Hesse by 2035. World Nuclear News

Last updated: 04 January 2026