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Department of Energy Allocates $134 million for Fusion Funding

Most of the money will go to teams working to close the gap between the private nuclear industry and research labs and universities.

By Arcelia Martin

A scientist works on a scanning electron microscope at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Director Dr. Kim Budil holds a news conference at the Department of Energy headquarters to announce a breakthrough in fusion research on Dec. 13, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Energy Department Hails a Breakthrough in Fusion Energy, Achieving a Net Energy Gain With Livermore’s Vast Laser Array

By Marianne Lavelle

National Ignition Facility Site Manager Vaughn Draggoo walks the length of one the laser bays inside the facility at Lawrence Livermore National Lab on Thursday, May 4, 2000. Credit: Jim Ketsdever/MediaNews Group/Contra Costa Times via Getty Images

Nuclear Fusion: Why the Race to Harness the Power of the Sun Just Sped Up

By Tom Wilson in Oxford and Ian Bott in London, Financial Times

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