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General Fusion
Coverage of General Fusion in the Nexus archive.
- Bezos-backed fusion start-up to become first to go public
General Fusion, a fusion start-up backed by Bezos, is set to go public on Nasdaq. The company's 'steampunk' approach to fusion technology is under scrutiny ahead of its debut.
- Fusion energy poised for simpler U.S. review
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is finalizing simplified federal rules for fusion energy, treating it as fundamentally safer than nuclear fission and requiring a less stringent permitting process. Fusion generates power by combining light atoms without producing long-lived radioactive waste or risk of meltdowns, positioning the technology for commercialization in the United States within the next decade.