The UK Atomic Energy Authority (‘UKAEA’) and First Light Fusion (‘First Light’) have today signed an agreement for the design and construction of a new purpose-built facility to house First Light’s ...

First Light Fusion and the UKAEA signed an agreement in January for the design and construction of the Machine 4 facility. Machine 4 is not intended to generate power, but will help to develop ...

First light Fusion is using gas guns and other systems working to get to the power levels and speeds needed to generate fusion. In 2023, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and First Light Fusion ...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority and First Light Fusion have signed an agreement for the design and construction of a facility to house the company's new net energy gain demonstrator, ... The ...

A British startup has set a new pressure record using the world’s strongest pulsed power machine, as it looks to forge a cheaper, faster path to fusion energy.. First Light Fusion launched a ...

The Joint European Torus (JET) nuclear fusion experiment broke the record for sustained fusion energy at the end of 2021, achieving 59 megajoules.

In March 2024, First Light achieved a breakthrough in nuclear fusion, setting a new pressure record of 1.85 terapascals with its advanced pulsed machine. It surpassed the long-standing 1.5 ...

First Light Fusion has produced X-rays on Machine 3, marking a key milestone for its long-pulse inertial fusion technology.

In China in May a machine known as East—the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak—managed to sustain a fusion reaction at 120 million degrees Celsius for a record 101 seconds.

Private fusion company First Light Fusion's Machine 3, a pulsed-power fusion demonstrator located in ... More Oxfordshire, U.K. First Light Fusion. Editorial Standards Reprints & Permissions.