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Nuclear Fusion Pioneer Abandons Plan for Prototype Reactor, Will License Reaction-Boosting Nuclear Fuel Capsule


Remember First Light Fusion? Founded in 2011, it was a pioneering British startup that in 2022 "successfully combined atomic nuclei, which U.K. regulators called a milestone in the decades-long push for fusion energy. It's now "pulled the plug on plans to build its first reactor," reports the Tele...

Founded in 2011, it was a pioneering British startup that in 2022 " successfully combined atomic nuclei, which U.K. regulators called a milestone in the decades-long push for fusion energy.It's now "pulled the plug on plans to build its first reactor," reports the Telegraph, abandoning its push for a prototype power plant based on its "projectile fusion" technology due to a lack of funding. The group has burned through tens of millions of pounds trying to bring its technology to fruition... First Light Fusion's other investors include Chinese technology giant Tencent.

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